SOLUTION: A freight train travels at 30 mph. If the freight train is 300 miles ahead of an express train traveling at 55 mph, how long will the express train take to overtake the freight tra

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Question 319290: A freight train travels at 30 mph. If the freight train is 300 miles ahead of an express train traveling at 55 mph, how long will the express train take to overtake the freight train?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Rate*Time=Distance
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Freight Train:Df=300%2B30%2At
Express Train:De=55t
Find t when Df=De.
300%2B30t=55t
25t=300
highlight%28t=12%29 hours