SOLUTION: Two trains leave the station at the same time, one heading west and the other east. The westbound train travels 20 miles per hour slower than the eastbound train. If the two trains
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Question 401317: Two trains leave the station at the same time, one heading west and the other east. The westbound train travels 20 miles per hour slower than the eastbound train. If the two trains are 340 miles apart after 2 hours, what is the rate of the westbound train? Answer by lwsshak3(11628) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Two trains leave the station at the same time, one heading west and the other east. The westbound train travels 20 miles per hour slower than the eastbound train. If the two trains are 340 miles apart after 2 hours, what is the rate of the westbound train?
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let x=speed of eastbound train
then x-20=speed of westbound train
distance traveled=speed*time of travel
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2x+2(x-20)=340
2x+2x-40=340
4x=380
x=95 mph
x-20=75 mph
ans: the speed of the westbound train = 75 miles per hour
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