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document.write( "Trains A and B are traveling in the same direction on parallel tracks. Train A is traveling at 60 mils per hour and train B is traveling at 70 mils per hour. Train A passes a station at 5:15 A. M. if train B passes station at 5:27 A.M, what time train b catch up train A? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #153234 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=153234\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Trains A and B are traveling in the same direction on parallel tracks.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Train A is traveling at 60 mils per hour and train B is traveling at 70 mils per hour. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Train A passes a station at 5:15 A. M. if train B passes station at 5:27 A.M,<BR>\n" );
document.write( " what time train b catch up train A? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "from the given information, we know that train B is 12 min (.2 hr) behind<BR>\n" );
document.write( " train A, when train A passes the station<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The distance between the trains at this time: .2 * 70 = 14 mi<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let t = time required for train B to catch train a<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "write a distance equation: Dist = speed * time<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Train A travel dist = Train b travel dist + 14 mi<BR>\n" );
document.write( "70t = 60t + 14 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "70t - 60t = 14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10t = 14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=14%2F10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"14%2F10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 1.4 hr or 1 hr 24 min<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5:15 + 1:24 = 6:39 AM, B catches A<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check solution by finding the dist traveled by each train<BR>\n" );
document.write( "70*1.4 = 98 mi<BR>\n" );
document.write( "60*1.4 = 84 mi<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "differ = 14 mi </SPAN>\n" );
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