SOLUTION: It takes a passenger train 2 hours less time than it takes a freight train to make a trip from Central City to Clear Creek. The passenger train averages 96 km/h while the freight t

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Question 19995: It takes a passenger train 2 hours less time than it takes a freight train to make a trip from Central City to Clear Creek. The passenger train averages 96 km/h while the freight train averages 64 km/h. How far is it from Central City to Clear Creek?
Answer by Paul(988) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let t be the distance
96(t-2)=64t
96t-192=64t
-32t=-192
-32%2F-32=-192%2F-32
t=6
Therefore the distance is 6km or 6miles