document.write( "Question 179559: An express train and a local train both leave Gray’s Lake at 12:00 noon and head for Chicago 60 miles away. The express travels twice as fast as the local and arrives 2 hours ahead of it. Find the speed of each train. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #134511 by checkley77(12844)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! D=RT \n" ); document.write( "60=2R(T-2) \n" ); document.write( "60=R(T+2) \n" ); document.write( "60=2RT-4R \n" ); document.write( "60=RT+2R MULTIPLY THIS EQUATION BY -2 & ADD \n" ); document.write( "-120=-2RT-4R \n" ); document.write( "-60=2RT-4R \n" ); document.write( "------------------ \n" ); document.write( "-60=-8R \n" ); document.write( "-8R=-60 \n" ); document.write( "R=-60/-8 \n" ); document.write( "R=7.5 MPH FOR THE LOCAL TRAIN. \n" ); document.write( "2*7.5=15 MPH FOR THE EXPRESS TRAIN. \n" ); document.write( "60=15(T-2) \n" ); document.write( "60=15T-30 \n" ); document.write( "15T=90 \n" ); document.write( "T=90/15 \n" ); document.write( "T=6 HOURS FOR THE EXPRESS \n" ); document.write( "60=7.5(6+2) \n" ); document.write( "60=7.5*8 \n" ); document.write( "60=60 \n" ); document.write( " |