document.write( "Question 25678: A Freight train is traveling 30milesper hour. An automobile starts out from the same place 1 hour later and overtakes the traimnin 3 hours. What was the rate of the automobile. could you work this one out step by step. i would appreciate it so so so so much. thank you. \n" ); document.write( "
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SEE FOLLOWING EXAMPLES WHICH ARE SIMILAR AND TRY. IF YOU STILL HAVE PROBLEM COME BACK
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\n" ); document.write( "A motorboat starts out and travels 9 miles an hour. In 3 hours another motorboat rraveling 18 miles an hour starts out to overtake the first one. In how many hours will thei sceond boat overtake the first.
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\n" ); document.write( "Answer 13785 by venugopalramana(735) About Me on 2006-01-27 00:19:56 (Show Source):
\n" ); document.write( "A motorboat starts out and travels 9 miles an hour. In 3 hours another motorboat rraveling 18 miles an hour starts out to overtake the first one. In how many hours will thei sceond boat overtake the first.
\n" ); document.write( "RELATIVE SPEED WHILE TRAVELLING IN SAME DIRECTIONS = S2-S1=18-9=9 MPH.
\n" ); document.write( "INITIAL DISTANCE OF SEPERATION = DISTANCE TRAVELLED BY FIRST BOAT IN 3 HOURS
\n" ); document.write( "= 3*9=27 MILES.
\n" ); document.write( "FINAL DISTANCE OF SEPERATION=0
\n" ); document.write( "HENCE DISTANCE TO BE COVERED WHEN BOTH BOATS ARE TRAVELLING IN SAME DIRECTION =27-0=27
\n" ); document.write( "TIME TAKEN =DISTANCE / RELATIVE SPEED = 27 / 9 = 3 HRS.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Travel_Word_Problems/25659: C and D start from two points 480 miles apart and travel toward eash other. They meet in 8 hours. If C travels 6 miles per hour faster than D, find their rates.
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\n" ); document.write( "Answer 13784 by venugopalramana(735) About Me on 2006-01-27 00:06:59 (Show Source):
\n" ); document.write( "SEE THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM WHICH IS SIMILAR
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\n" ); document.write( "Two men, A and B, start toward each other at the same time from points 510 miles apart. If they travel 40 and 4 milea an hour respectively, in how many hours will they meet.
\n" ); document.write( "RELATIVE SPEED WHILE TRAVELLING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO EACH OTHER = S1+S2=40+4=44 MPH.
\n" ); document.write( "INTIAL DISTANCE OF SEPERATION =510 MILES.
\n" ); document.write( "FINAL DISTANCE OF SEPERATION =0
\n" ); document.write( "HENCE DISTANCE TO BE COVERED TOGETHER = 510 -0 =510 MILES
\n" ); document.write( "TIME NEEDED =DISTANCE / RELATIVE SPEED = 510/44 HRS
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\n" ); document.write( "IN YOU CASE ,WE GET..WITH X AND X+6 SPEEDS AS GIVEN,
\n" ); document.write( "8= 480/(X+X+6)
\n" ); document.write( "8(2X+6)=480
\n" ); document.write( "2X+6=480/8=60
\n" ); document.write( "2X=60-6=54
\n" ); document.write( "54/2=27.
\n" ); document.write( "HENCE THEIR SPEEDS ARE 27 AND 33 MPH.\r
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