SOLUTION: A freight train left the station and traveled north at an average speed of 28.6 mph. A passenger train left 2.7 hours later and traveled in the same direction but with an average s
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Question 899936: A freight train left the station and traveled north at an average speed of 28.6 mph. A passenger train left 2.7 hours later and traveled in the same direction but with an average speed of 38.5 mph. Find the number of hours the freight train traveled before the passenger train caught up. Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source):