SOLUTION: a train leaves Philadelphia at 1:00pm. a second train leaves the same city traveling in the same direction at 8:00pm. the second train travel 119 mph faster than the first. if the

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Question 977359: a train leaves Philadelphia at 1:00pm. a second train leaves the same city traveling in the same direction at 8:00pm. the second train travel 119 mph faster than the first. if the second train overtakes the first at 11:00pm, what is the speed of each of the two trains?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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x+119=y
10x=3(x+119)
10x=3x+3*119
10x=3x+357
7x=357
x=51 mph
y=170 mph