SOLUTION: A freight train takes 18 hours to travel the same distance that an express train travels in 15 hours. The rate of the express train is 15 mph faster than the freight train. Find th
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Question 1097974: A freight train takes 18 hours to travel the same distance that an express train travels in 15 hours. The rate of the express train is 15 mph faster than the freight train. Find the rate of each train.
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A freight train takes 18 hours to travel the same distance that an express train travels in 15 hours. The rate of the express train is 15 mph faster than the freight train. Find the rate of each train.
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I'll put it in math terms, you do the rest.
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F*18 = d
(F + 15)*15 = d
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