Question 947656
The trains head in opposite directions for 4 hours, the train traveling 56 miles per hour has traveled 4 hrs(56 mph)=224 miles. Since the other train made up the remainder, it traveled 408 miles-224 miles=184 in 4 hours, or (184 miles/4hours)= 46 miles/hr ANSWER: The second train was traveling at a rate of 46 mph.