LinkBack URL
About LinkBacksIt takes a passenger train 3 hr less time than it takes a freight train to make a trip from Hughesville to Boggstown. The passenger train averages 63 km/h, while the freight train averages 42 km/h. Find the distance from Hughesville to Boggstown.
It takes a passenger train 3 hr less time than it takes a freight train to make a trip from Hughesville to Boggstown. The passenger train averages 63 km/h, while the freight train averages 42 km/h. Find the distance from Hughesville to Boggstown.
1. Let d denote the distance between the two cities.Originally Posted by junebug017
From the definition ofyou know that
3. The passenger train needs:
The freight train needs:
4. If you add 3 hours to the time of the passenger train you'll get the time of the freight train:
Solve for d.
  |
