SOLUTION: Two trains are 150 miles apart and are traveling toward each other. If one train is going twice as fast as the other and they will meet in two hours, how fast is the faster train g

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Question 372045: Two trains are 150 miles apart and are traveling toward each other. If one train is going twice as fast as the other and they will meet in two hours, how fast is the faster train going?
Found 2 solutions by Fombitz, rfer:
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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D%5B1%5D=R%5B1%5D%2At
D%5B2%5D=R%5B2%5D%2At
R%5B2%5D=2%2AR%5B1%5D
D%5B1%5D=150-D%5B2%5D
In two hours,
R%5B1%5D%2A2=150-2%2AR%5B1%5D%2A2
6R%5B1%5D=150
highlight%28R%5B1%5D=25%29mph
R%5B2%5D=2%2AR%5B1%5D
highlight%28R%5B2%5D=50%29mph

Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(150/2)=x+2x
3x=75
x=25 mph
2x=50 mph