SOLUTION: A freight train left New York City traveling north at a rate of 40 miles per hour. Two hours later, a passenger train left the same station traveling north over the same route at t
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Question 199109: A freight train left New York City traveling north at a rate of 40 miles per hour. Two hours later, a passenger train left the same station traveling north over the same route at the rate of 60 miles per hour. How many hours did it take the passenger train to overtake the freight train? (Only an algebraic solution will be accepted.) Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! for freight train,
For passenger train,
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Given: is the same for both mi/hr mi/hr
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(1)
(2)
Subtract (1) from (2)
(2)
(1)
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I need to find
It took the passenger train 4 hrs to overtake the freight train
