p = f + 8
310 / p = 270 / f ... 310 f = 270 p
310 f = 270 (f + 8)
310 f = 270 f + (8 * 270)
40 f = 8 * 270
The speed of a passenger train is 8 mph faster than the speed of a freight train. The passenger train travels 310 miles in the same time it takes the freight train to travel 270 miles. Find the speed of each train.
What is the speed of passenger train?
What is the speed of freight train?
Please help thank you, i suck at story problems
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