document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=148931>Question 148931</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me put the word problem below in linear equations. Thank you so much in advance. Please help me.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "An express and local train leave gray's 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 it.  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 #109266 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=109266\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> LET THE TIME OF THE LOCAL TRAIN=50/X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "LET THE TIME OF THE EXPRESS=50/2X <BR>\n" );
document.write( "50/X=50/2X+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50/X-50/2X=+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2*50-50)/2X=+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(100-50)/2X=+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50/2X=+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2X=50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=50/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=25 MPH FOR THE LOCAL<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25*2=50 MPH FOR THE EXPRESS.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50/25=50/50+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2=1+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2=2\r<BR>\n" );
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