SOLUTION: the sum of the speeds of two trains is 720.4 miles per hour if the speed of the first train is 5.6 mph faster than the speed of the second train find the speed of each train train

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Question 987675: the sum of the speeds of two trains is 720.4 miles per hour if the speed of the first train is 5.6 mph faster than the speed of the second train find the speed of each train
train 1
train 2
Found 2 solutions by solver91311, macston:
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Answer by macston(5194) About Me  (Show Source):
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S=speed of slower train; F=speed of faster train=S+5.6mph
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S+F=720.4mph
S+S+5.6mph=720.4mph
2S=714.8mph
S=357.4
ANSWER 1: The speed of the slower train was 357.4 mph.
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F=S+5.6mph
F=357.4mph+5.6mph=363mph
ANSWER 2: the speed of the faster train was 363 mph.
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CHECK:
S+F=720.4mph
357.4mph+363mph=720.4mph
720.4mph=720.4mph