Problema Solution

Two trains start from town 495 mi apart and travelled toward each other on parallel tracks. They pass each other 4.5 hr later. If one train travels 10 mph faster than the other, find the rate of each train

Answer provided by our tutors

speed of 1st = x and 2nd = x+10

4.5x + 4.5(x+ 10) = 495

solving we get

x = 50

x+10 = 60

 

speeds are 50,,60