SOLUTION: Two trains leave towns 586 km apart at the same time and travel toward each other. One train travels 13 km/h slower than the other. If they meet in 2 hours, what is the rate of eac

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Question 1111740: Two trains leave towns 586 km apart at the same time and travel toward each other. One train travels 13 km/h slower than the other. If they meet in 2 hours, what is the rate of each train?
Slower train?
Faster train?
Answer by ikleyn(52756) About Me  (Show Source):
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2r + 2*(r+13) = 586  kilometers.


Solve for r, the slower train speed.

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