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-An Express and Local Train Leave GraysLake at 3 =50mph= 50 \mathrm { mph }

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-An express and local train leave GraysLake at 3 P.M. and head for Chicago 50 miles away. The express travels twice as fast as the local and arrives 1 hour ahead of the local. Find the speed of each train.


A) Express's rate =50mph= 50 \mathrm { mph } and local's rate =25mph= 25 \mathrm { mph } .
B) Express's rate =25mph= 25 \mathrm { mph } and local's rate =12.5mph= 12.5 \mathrm { mph } .
C) Express's rate =60mph= 60 \mathrm { mph } and local's rate =30mph= 30 \mathrm { mph } .
D) Cannot be determined with information given.

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