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mi faster than the other. If they meet in 3 hours, h wo trains leave towns 510 miles apart at the same time and travel toward each other. One train travels 10 nat is the rate of each train? mi Rate of the faster train: h mi Rate of the slower train: h olo

Algebra: Structure And Method, Book 1

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ISBN:9780395977224

Author:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole

Publisher:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole

Chapter9: Systems Of Linear Equations

Section9.6: Wind And Water Current Problems

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Rate of the faster train:
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