document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=159717>Question 159717</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A train travels 180 miles in the same time that a car travels 120 miles. The speed of the train is 20 miles per hour faster than the speed of the car. Find the speed of the train and the speed of the car. Please solve step by step. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #117760 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=117760\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> D=RT OT T=D/R<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T=180/(R+20)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T=120/R<BR>\n" );
document.write( "180/(R+20)=120/R<BR>\n" );
document.write( "180R=120(R+20)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "180R=120R+2400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "180R-120R=2400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "60R=2400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R=2400/60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R=40 MPH IS THE RATE OF THE CAR.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40=20=60 FOR THE TRAIN.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "180/60=120/40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3=3<BR>\n" );
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