document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=143135>Question 143135</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm stuck with this word problem, any help toward solving this system of linear equations would be appreciated.  Thank you.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "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. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #104170 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=104170\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let x=\"local speed\", so 2x=\"express speed\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "r*t=d __ t=d/r __ \"arrives 1 hour ahead of the local\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "50/x=(50/2x)+1 __ multiplying by 2x __ 100=50+2x __ 50=2x __ 25=x\r<BR>\n" );
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