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A train travels 300 miles in the same time that a truck travels 180 miles. The rate of the truck is 20 miles per hour slower than the rate of the train. What is the rate of the train?

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About 33 MPH
1. Set up the proportion 180/20:300/?
2. Cross multiply: 6000=180*?
3. Divide and solve: 6000/180=33.3 repeating
33 MPH
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