SOLUTION: Two trains leave the station at the same time, one heading east and the other west. The eastbound train travels 20 miles per hour slower than the westbound train. If the two trains
Algebra ->
Customizable Word Problem Solvers
-> Travel
-> SOLUTION: Two trains leave the station at the same time, one heading east and the other west. The eastbound train travels 20 miles per hour slower than the westbound train. If the two trains
Log On
Question 955927: Two trains leave the station at the same time, one heading east and the other west. The eastbound train travels 20 miles per hour slower than the westbound train. If the two trains are 760 miles apart after 4 hours, what is the rate of the eastbound train? Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! E=speed of Eastbound train; E+20mph=speed of Westbound train
760 miles/4hours=190mph The combined speed of the trains is 190 mph.
E+E+20mph=190mph
2E=170mph
E=85 mph ANSWER: The Eastbound train is traveling 85 mph.
CHECK:
(4hrs)(85mph)+(4hrs)(105mph)=760 miles
340 miles+420 miles=760 miles
760 miles=760 miles
