Answer:
<em>The speed of the first train is 70 km/hr</em>
<em>The speed of the second train is 60 km/hr</em>
Step-by-step explanation:
For the first train:
Travel time = 2 hours
The speed = ?
we designate the speed as V
For the second train:
The travel time = 1 hr 15 min = 1.25 hrs (15 minutes = 15/60 hrs)
speed = 10 km/hr slower than that of the first train, we can then say
the speed = V - 10
The total distance traveled by both trains in the opposite direction of one another is 215 km
we can put this problem into an equation involving the distance covered by the trains.
we know that distance = speed x time
the distance traveled by the first train will be
==> 2 hrs x V = 2V
the distance traveled by the second train will be
==> 1.25 hrs x (V - 10) = 1.25(V - 10)
Equating the above distances to the total distance between the trains, we'll have
2V + 1.25(V - 10) = 215
2V + 1.25V - 12.5 = 215
3.25V = 215 + 12.5
3.25V = 227.5
V = 227.5/3.25 = <em>70 km/hr this is the speed of the first train</em>
Recall that the speed of the second train is 10 km/hr slower, therefore
speed of the second train = 70 - 10 = <em>60 km/hr</em>
