SOLUTION: The speed of a passenger train is 16 mph faster than the speed of a freight train. The passenger train travels 340 miles in the same it takes the freight train to travel 260 miles.
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Question 682754: The speed of a passenger train is 16 mph faster than the speed of a freight train. The passenger train travels 340 miles in the same it takes the freight train to travel 260 miles. Find the speed of each train. Answer by lynnlo(4176) (Show Source):
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PASSENGER TRAIN IS 16MPH FASTER,PASSENGER TRAVELS 320MILES,FREIGHT
TRAIN 240....WHAT IS THE SPEED OF BOTH TRAINS
320/c+16=240/c
320c=240c+3840
80c=3840
c=48
c+16=64
freight train====48mph
passenger========64mph
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