SOLUTION: An express and local train leave the station at 3pm and head for New York 50 miles away. The express travels twice as fast as the local and arrives 1 hour ahead of the local. Find
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Question 476088: An express and local train leave the station at 3pm and head for New York 50 miles away. The express travels twice as fast as the local and arrives 1 hour ahead of the local. Find the speed of each train. Answer by lwsshak3(11628) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! An express and local train leave the station at 3pm and head for New York 50 miles away. The express travels twice as fast as the local and arrives 1 hour ahead of the local. Find the speed of each train.
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let x=speed of slower train
2x=speed of faster train
distance/speed=travel time
50/x-50/2x=1
LCD:2x
100-50=2x
2x=50
x=25
2x=50
ans:
speed of slower train=25 mph
speed of faster train=50 mph
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