document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=228061>Question 228061</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A train leaves L.A. at 4:00am going 80 miles an hour, another train leaves New York at 8:00am going 90 miles an hour, where will they meet? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "From LA to NY DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate = 40 mph ; time = x hrs. ; distance = 40x miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From NY to LA DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate = 90 mph ; time = x+4 hrs ; distance = 90(x+4) miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Comment: You need to post the distance from LA to NY<BR>\n" );
document.write( "to get a solvable equation.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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