document.write( "Question 202676: Tom took a trip of 1,020 miles. He traveled by train at 55mph and the same number of hours by plane at 285mph. How many hours did the trip take?\r
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x=time for each
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\n" ); document.write( "340x+1020
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\n" ); document.write( "55*3=165
\n" ); document.write( "285*3=855
\n" ); document.write( "total=1020
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