SOLUTION: The speed of a passenger train is 16 mph faster than the speed of a freight train. The passenger train travels 320 miles in the same time it takes the freight train 240 miles. What
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Question 468402: The speed of a passenger train is 16 mph faster than the speed of a freight train. The passenger train travels 320 miles in the same time it takes the freight train 240 miles. What's the speed of each train? Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 320/c+16=240/c
320c=240c+3840
80c=3840
c=48
c+16=64
The freight train goes 48 mph; the passenger train goes 64 mph..
