Answer:
The first train travels at 58 mph and the second train travels at 203 mph.
Step-by-step explanation:
The first train left Miami at 3:00 PM.
The second train left Miami at 8:00 PM.
Let the speed of the first train be x.
The second train travels 145 mph faster than the first, that is 145 + x
The second train overtakes the first at 10:00 PM
This means that at 10:00 PM, they were both at the same location.
That is 7 hours after the first train left and 2 hours after the second train left.
Speed is given as:
s = d / t
where d = distance traveled and t = time taken
For the first train, after 7 hours traveling at speed x:
x = d / 7
=> d = 7x _______(1)
For the second train, after 2 hours, traveling at speed 145 + x:
145 + x= d / 2
=> d = 290 + 2x ____(2)
Equating (1) and (2):
7x = 290 + 2x
=> 7x - 2x = 290
5x = 290
=> x = 290/5 = 58 mph
Therefore, the first train travels at 58 mph and the second train travels at 203 mph (58 + 145)
