Question

A train travels at a constant rate of 145 miles per hour.

a. What is the equation for this scenario?
b. A second train is traveling 300 miles in 2 hours. Which train is traveling faster? How do you
know?

Answer 1

a. r = d/t, 145(rate) = 145(distance)/1(time)

b. The second train is travelling faster

The first train has a rate of 145 mph the second has a rate of 150 mph since r = 300 miles/2 hours = 150

Therefore the second train has a rate of 150 mph while the first train has rate of 145 mph