A car and a train leave station A at the same time for station B, 120 miles away. If the speed of the car averages twice the speed of the train and the car arrives 2 hours before the train, find the speed of the car and the speed of the train. The speed of the train is The speed of the car is

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A car and a train leave station A at the same time for station B, 120 miles away. If the speed of the car averages twice the speed of the train and the car arrives 2 hours before the train, find the speed of the car and the speed of the train.
The speed of the train is
The speed of the car is
Transcribed Image Text:A car and a train leave station A at the same time for station B, 120 miles away. If the speed of the car averages twice the speed of the train and the car arrives 2 hours before the train, find the speed of the car and the speed of the train. The speed of the train is The speed of the car is
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