document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=142994>Question 142994</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An express and local train leave Grays Lake 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. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Express DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance = 50 miles ; rate = 2x mph ; time = 50/2x = 25/x hrs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Local DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance = 50 miles; rate = x mph ; time = 50/x hrs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "local time - express time = 1 hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50/x - 25/x = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50 - 25 = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 25 mph ( speed of the local train)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 50 mph ( speed of the express train)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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