SOLUTION: Train A travels 10 mi/h slower than train B. Train A travels 400 miles in the same time that train B travels 500 miles. Find the speed of each train.
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Question 254073: Train A travels 10 mi/h slower than train B. Train A travels 400 miles in the same time that train B travels 500 miles. Find the speed of each train.
Thanks in advance! :) Answer by palanisamy(496) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let the speed of the train A be x
Then,the speed of the train B is x+10
Given,Train A travels 400 miles in the same time that train B travels 500 miles
400/x = 500/(x+10)
400(x+10) = 500x
4(x+10) = 5x
4x+40 = 5x
40 = 5x-4x
40 = x
So,the speed of the train A is 40 miles per hour
the speed of the train Bis x+10 = 50 miles per hour
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