Problema Solution
a passenger train's speed is 60 miles per hour and a freight train's speed is 4o miles per hour. The passenger train travels the same distance in 1.5 hours less time than the freight train. how long does each train take to make the trip?
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60t=40(t+1.5)
60t = 40t + 60
20t = 60
t= 60/20 = 3 hours.
so,
so, passenger train took 3 hours and freight train took 4.5 hours.