SOLUTION: a train travels 130 km in the same time that a plane covers 585 km. if the speed of the plane is 30 per hours less than 5 times the speed of the tran, find the speed of the train

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Question 917150: a train travels 130 km in the same time that a plane covers 585 km. if the speed of the plane is 30 per hours less than 5 times the speed of the tran, find the speed of the train
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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t = D/r, times the same
r the speed of the train
130%2Fr+=+585%2F%285r-30%29
585r = 130(5r-30)
-65r = -3900
r = 60mph, speed of the train