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document.write( "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. \r<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 #153583 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=153583\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An express train and a local train both leave Gray’s Lake at 12:00 noon and head<BR>\n" );
document.write( " for Chicago 60 miles away. The express travels twice as fast as the local and<BR>\n" );
document.write( " arrives 2 hours ahead of it. Find the speed of each train.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let s = speed of the freight<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2s = speed of the express<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write a time equation: Time = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=dist%2Fspeed ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"dist%2Fspeed\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Freight time = Express time + 2 hrs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=60%2Fs ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"60%2Fs\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=60%2F%282s%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"60%2F%282s%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply equation by 2s, results:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(60) = 60 + 2(2s)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "120 = 60 + 4s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "120 - 60 = 4s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "60 = 4s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=60%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"60%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 15 mph is the freight, <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(15) = 30 mph is express<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check solution by finding the time of each train<BR>\n" );
document.write( "60/15 = 4 hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "60/30 = 2 hr<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "differ = 2 hrs<BR>\n" );
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