Problema Solution

Two trains are 600 miles apart, and their speeds differ by 20 miles per hour.find the speed of each train if they are traveling toward each other and will meet in three hours.

Answer provided by our tutors

Let one speed = x

So second = x+20

So relative velocity = 2x+20

So time taken = 600/(2x+20)= 3

or 6x+60=600

or 6x=540

or x= 90 km/s

So the other speed = 110 km/s