document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=165661>Question 165661</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A high speed train travels 80 miles per hour between Paris and St. Cloud. A commuter train, traveling at 64 miles per hour, takes two hours longer for the same trip. How far apart are Paris and St. Cloud?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My sister (8th grader) needs help with this problem and I (12th grader) can not seem to figure it out. The problem is not from a textbook. Thank you in advance for any help you provide. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #122120 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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=122120\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A high speed train travels 80 miles per hour between Paris and St. Cloud. A commuter train, traveling at 64 miles per hour, takes two hours longer for the same trip. How far apart are Paris and St. Cloud? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw the picture of the trains going in the same direction from P to SC.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Fast train DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate = 80 mph ; time = x hrs. ; distance = rt = 80x miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Commuteer train DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate = 64 mph ; time = x+2 hrs ; distance = rt = 64(x+2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance = distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "80x = 64(x+2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "80x = 64x + 128<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16x = 128<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 8 hrs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Distance from P to SC = 80x = 80*8 = 640 miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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