If 12% of x is 72 and 1/8 of y is 16 what is the value of x-y
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X - Ollie's age
8 is subtracted from Ollie's age = x-8
the result is the same as
subtracting 16 from 3 times his age = 3x-16
Ollie is 4 years old.
8 is subtracted from Ollie's age = x-8
the result is the same as
subtracting 16 from 3 times his age = 3x-16
Ollie is 4 years old.
Let's say that the speed of the freight train is and the one of the passenger train is
.
MPH means every hour the freight train covers
miles., which means in 3h it will have covered 3 times as much:
mi.
Following the same logic, MPH means every hour the passenger train covers
miles, meaning after 3h it will have covered 3 times as much as well:
mi.
Now, having expressed those distances and speeds algebraically, we find the difference between the two distances covered after 3h, knowing it will be equal to 240:
Knowing this, we can surely affirm that the freight train is travelling at 40MPH and the passenger train is travelling three times as fast, 120MPH.