<PRE><B>Question 956884</B>
Two high speed trains are 440 miles apart and traveling toward each other. they meet in 4 hours. if one trains speed is 5 miles per hour faster than the other, find the speed of each train.
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let x=speed of slower train
x+5=speed of faster train
speed at which trains are traveling toward each other=sum of their speeds=x+x+5=2x+5
travel time*speed=distance
4(2x+5)=440
8x+20=440
8x=420
x=52.5
x+5=57.5
speed of slower train=52.5 mph
speed of faster train=57.5 mph</PRE>