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Slow train takes 4 hours to do the 60 miles to Chicago. Fast train takes 2 hours to do the 60 miles to Chicago. 60 miles in one hour is 60 mph So 60 miles in two hours is 30 mph; that's the express. And 60 miles in four hours is 15 mph; that's the slow train.

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Q: 2 trains leaving to go to Chicago 60 miles away at noon the express travels twice as fast and arrives 2 hours ahead what is the speed of both trains?
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