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Posted by mark on Sunday, October 18, 2009 at 11:19pm.

the speed of train A is 8mph slower than the speed of train B. Train A travels 220 in the same time it takes train B to travel 260 miles. Find the speed for each train.

algebra1 - Reiny, Sunday, October 18, 2009 at 11:39pm
solve

220/x = 260/(x+8)

Hint: cross-multiply

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