Inactive Tutor answered 02/04/21
R is the speed of the slower train...
R+20 is the speed of the fast train
5(R+20)+5R = 450
5R +100 + 5R = 450
10R + 100 = 450
10R = 350
R = 35
slower train has traveled 35*5=175
fast train traveled 55*5 275
Dark P.
asked 02/04/21A freight train and an AMTRAK train leave towns that are 450 miles apart and travel toward each other. They pass each other in 5 hours. The AMTRAK train travels 20 miles per hour faster that the freight train. Where do they meet?
Inactive Tutor answered 02/04/21
R is the speed of the slower train...
R+20 is the speed of the fast train
5(R+20)+5R = 450
5R +100 + 5R = 450
10R + 100 = 450
10R = 350
R = 35
slower train has traveled 35*5=175
fast train traveled 55*5 275
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