SOLUTION: Two trains are 444 miles apart, and their speeds differ by 15 mph. Find the speed of each train if they are traveling toward each other and will meet in 4 hours.

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Question 620909: Two trains are 444 miles apart, and their speeds differ by 15 mph. Find the speed of each train if they are traveling toward each other and will meet in 4 hours.
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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If they are going to meet in 4 hours, then the sum of their speeds must be miles per hour.

Since their speeds differ by 15 mph, we can say one is going mph and the other is going mph, so



Solve for , then calculate

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