SOLUTION: Two trains leave chattanooga, TN at the same time. One traveling north and the other traveling south at a speed that is 15 miles per hour faster than the north bound train. In 2 ho
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Question 1016871: Two trains leave chattanooga, TN at the same time. One traveling north and the other traveling south at a speed that is 15 miles per hour faster than the north bound train. In 2 hours, the trains are 230 miles apart. Find the speed of each train. Answer by rothauserc(4718) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let x be the speed of the northbound train, then
2x + 2(x+15) = 230
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2x +2x +30 = 230
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4x = 200
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x = 50
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The northbound train travels at 50mph and the southbound train travels at 65mph
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