OpenStax, Intermediate Algebra 2e §2.4 Solve Mixture and Uniform Motion Applications · Try It 9 · Algebra · Algebra word problems
Solve Mixture and Uniform Motion Applications · Try It 9
An express train and a local train leave Pittsburgh to travel to Washington, D.C. The express train can make the trip in four hours and the local train takes five hours for the trip. The speed of the express train is 12 miles per hour faster than the speed of the local train. Find the speed of both trains.
OpenStax, Intermediate Algebra 2e · §2.4 Solve Mixture and Uniform Motion Applications · Try It 9
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