SOLUTION: An eastbound train and a westbound train meet each other on parallel tracks heading in opposite directions. The eastbound train travels 18 miles per hour faster than the westbound
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Question 867100: An eastbound train and a westbound train meet each other on parallel tracks heading in opposite directions. The eastbound train travels 18 miles per hour faster than the westbound train. After 2 hours, they are 212 miles apart. At what speeds are the two trains traveling? Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Weat bound train speed x mph
eastbound train x+18 mph
combined speed = x+x+18=2x+18
distance = 212
t=2 hours
s= d/t
2x+18 = 212/2
2x+18=106
2x=106-18
2x=88
x=44 mph
West bound ---44 mph
Eastbound -----44+18=62 mph
