A passenger train traveled 240 miles in the same amount of time it took a freight train to travel 160 miles. The rate of the freight train was 20 miles per hour slower than the rate of the passenger train. Find the rate of the passenger train. Rate of the passenger train: miles/hour の

A passenger train traveled 240 miles in the same amount of time it took a freight train to travel 160 miles. The rate of the freight train was 20 miles per hour slower than the rate of the passenger train. Find the rate of the passenger train. Rate of the passenger train: miles/hour の

Intermediate Algebra

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ISBN:9780998625720

Author:Lynn Marecek

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Chapter2: Solving Linear Equations

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Solving a distance, rate, time problem using a rational equation

A passenger train traveled 240 miles in the same amount of time it took a freight train to travel 160 miles. The rate of the freight train was 20 miles per hour
slower than the rate of the passenger train. Find the rate of the passenger train.
Rate of the passenger train:|
miles/hour

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