SOLUTION: The speed of a passenger train is 20 mph faster than the speed of a freight train. The passenger train travels 250 miles in the same time it takes the freight train to travel 150 m

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Question 1156171: The speed of a passenger train is 20 mph faster than the speed of a freight train. The passenger train travels 250 miles in the same time it takes the freight train to travel 150 miles. Find the speed of each train.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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r, speed of freight train
r+20, speed of passenger train

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