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A passenger train leaves the train depot 2 hours after a freight train left the same depot. The freight train is traveling 20 mph slower than the passenger train. Find the rate of each train, if the passenger train overtakes the freight train in three hours.

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5x=3(x+20)
5x=3x+60
2x=60
x=30
x+20=50
rate of speed of freight train=30 mph
rate of speed of passenger train=50 mph
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