The table shows the distance that two trains are from center station at various times of the day. miles from center station time of day train 1 train 2 11: 30 13 7 12: 00 31 27 12: 45 58 57 how do the speeds of the trains compare? train 1 is traveling 1 mile per hour faster than train 2. train 1 is traveling 6 miles per hour faster than train 2. train 2 is traveling 4 miles per hour faster than train 1. train 2 is traveling 5 miles per hour faster than train 1.

A ratio of minutes to distance can help to solve this

Train 1: (31-13)/(12-11.5)

Train 1: 18/0.5

Train 2: (27-7)/0.5

Train 2: 20/0.5

So here we have speeds of

Train 1: 36mph

Train 2:40mph

We can check this again with the second set.

Train 1: (58-31)/0.75

Train 1: 27/0.75

Train 2: (57-27)/0.75

Train 2: 30/0.75

Convert this and we have

Train 1: 36mph

Train 2: 40mph

Now that this is confirmed we see that Train 2 is traveling 4mph faster than Train 1.

The answer is C: Train 2 is traveling 4 miles per hour faster than train 1.

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