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A cattle train left Miami and traveled towards New York. 14 hours later a diesel train left traveling at 45 km/h in an effort to catch up to the cattle train. After traveling for four hours the diesel train finally caught up. What was the cattle train's average speed?

The cattle train's average speed was
km/h.

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ashishdwivedilVT

The cattle train's average speed is 10 kmph.

It is required to find the the cattle train's average speed.

What is average speed ?

Average speed is defined as the total distance travelled by the body in total time i.e. Average Speed=Total distance /Total time. It is a scalar quantity. Its unit is m/s.

Given:

Let x = speed of the cattle train

Write a distance equation;

distance = speed * time

we know when the two trains will have traveled the same distance.

We know from the given information that the cattle train will have been traveling for 14 + 4 = 18 hrs

Cattle distance = diesel distance

18x = 4*45

:

18x = 180

x = 180/18

x = 10 kmph is the speed of the cattle train

Therefore, the cattle train's average speed is 10 kmph.

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