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Two trains, one traveling twice the speed of the other, start at the same time from places which are 288km apart and travel towards each oth
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Two trains, one traveling twice the speed of the other, start at the same time from places which are 288km apart and travel towards each other. In 3 hours, the trains pass each other. Find the rate of each train. Answer by checkley79(3341) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! LET X & 2X BE THE SPEED OF THE 2 TRAINS.
D=RT
288=(X+2X)3
288=3X*3
288=9X
X=288/9
X=32 SPEED OF THE SLOWER TRAIN
2*32=64 SPEED OF THE FASTER TRAIN.
PROOF:
288=(32+64)*3
288=96*3
288=288
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