Question

Two trains leave towns 664 miles apart at the same time and travel toward each other. One train travels 16 mih faster than the other. If they meet in 4 hours, what is the rate of each train? Rate of the faster train:75mihRate of the slower train:91mih

Answer 1

Given the diagram below

If the train B travels 16 miles faster than train A, then:

`\begin{gathered} SpeedA=x\text{ miles/h} \\ SpeedB=(x+16)\text{ miles/h} \end{gathered}`

The distance covered by each train is given as:

`\begin{gathered} distance=speed* time \\ time=4hours \\ speedA=x \\ speedB=x+16 \end{gathered}`