a passenger train is 20 mph faster than the speed of a freight train the

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passenger train travels 320 miles? in the same time it takes the freight train to travel 220 miles find the speed of each train
 
let T = 320 X and T = 220 Y
Y = 20 + X
320X = 220Y
Y = 1.455 X
1.455X = 20 + X
.455X = 20
X = 43.96 mph
Y = 43.96 +20
Y = 63.96 mph
if you sub them back, you get it took each about 5 hours to travel their respected distances
 
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