SOLUTION: If a freight train travels 280 miles at 40 miles per hour, how many hours does it take the train to travel 280 miles?

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Question 626048: If a freight train travels 280 miles at 40 miles per hour, how many hours does it take the train to travel 280 miles?
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If a freight train travels 280 miles at 40 miles per hour, how many hours does it take the train to travel 280 miles? |
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Given: 40 MPH TO 280 MILES
Find: MPH TO 280 MILES
Let M = MPH TO 280 MILES

MPH TO 280 MILES MPH TO 280 MILES
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280 MILES 280 MILES

M 40
----- = ----
280 280

M = 280(40) / 280

M = 40 MPH