document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=158070>Question 158070</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0131809180/algebrahomeworkh>prentice hall mathematics algebra 1</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a passenger train's speed is 60 mi/h, and a freight train's speed is 40 mi/h. the passenger train travels the same distance in 1.5 h less time than the freight train.  How long does each train take to make the trip?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #116468 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mangopeeler07><B>mangopeeler07(462)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mangopeeler07><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=116468\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> h=amount of hours\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "mph(h)=distance\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the passenger train travels the <b>same distance</b> (set equal to each other) in <b>1.5 h less time</b> than the freight train.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify each side by multiplying<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Eliminate the denominators, since they are the same thing<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 60h from both sides<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by -20<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Passenger train: (h-1.5)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plug in 4.5 for h\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4.5-1.5=3.0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<b>Answer:</b>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Passenger train= 3 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Freight train= 4.5 hours<BR>\n" );
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