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Question 297633: please help me solve this equation: A car travels 225 miles in the same time that a train travels 360 miles. if the speed of the train is 30 miles per hour faster than the speed of the car, what is the speed of the car? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A car travels 225 miles in the same time that a train travels 360 miles. if the speed of the train is 30 miles per hour faster than the speed of the car, what is the speed of the car?
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Car DATA:
distance = 225 miles ; rate = x mph ; time = d/r = 225/x hrs.
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Train DATA:
distance = 360 miles ; rate = x+30 mph ; time = d/r = 360/(x+3) hrs
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Equation:
time = time
225/x = 360/(x+3)
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Solve for "x":
Cheers,
Stan H.
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