SOLUTION: Train A has a speed 20 miles per hour greater than that of train B. If train A travels 220 miles in the same times train B travels 140 miles, what are the speeds of the two trains?
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Question 891338: Train A has a speed 20 miles per hour greater than that of train B. If train A travels 220 miles in the same times train B travels 140 miles, what are the speeds of the two trains? Answer by lwsshak3(11628) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Train A has a speed 20 miles per hour greater than that of train B. If train A travels 220 miles in the same times train B travels 140 miles, what are the speeds of the two trains?
let x=speed of slower train B
x+20=speed of faster train A
Travel time=distance/speed (same for both trains)
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220x=140(x+20)
220x=140x+2800
80x=2800
x=35
x+20=55
speed of slower train B=35 mph
speed of faster train A=55 mph
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