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Trains Two trains, Train A and Train B, weigh a total of 480 tons. Train A is heavier than Train B. Thedifference of their weights is 352 tons. What is the weight of each train?

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We need to find the weight of each train.

Let's use the letter a to represent the weight of train A, and the letter b to represent the weight of Train B, in tons.

We know that the sum of their weights is 480 tons. So, we have:


a+b=480

Also, Train A is heavier than Train B, and the difference of their weights is 352 tons. So, we have:


a-b=352

Thus, we need to solve this system of equations to find the weight of each train.

If we add both equations, we obtain:


\begin{gathered} a+b+a-b=480+352 \\ \\ 2a=832 \\ \\ (2a)/(2)=(832)/(2) \\ \\ a=416 \end{gathered}

Now, we can use the previous result to obtain b:


\begin{gathered} a+b=480 \\ \\ 416+b=480 \\ \\ 416+b-416=480-416 \\ \\ b=64 \end{gathered}

Therefore:

• the weight of Train ,A, is ,416, tons;

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• the weight of Train ,B, is ,64, tons.

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