document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=230904>Question 230904</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An express and local train leave Grayslake at 3pm and head for chicago 50 miles away. The express travels twice as fast as the local and arrives 1 hour ahead of the local. Find the speed of each train.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have this set up I think ok but thats about as far as I get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "          rate     time    distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Local       x        t       50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Express    x(2)      t -1    50 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "50=R(T-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50=R/2*T<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R(T-1)=RT/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "RT-R=RT/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2RT-2R=RT<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2RT-RT=2R<BR>\n" );
document.write( "RT=2R<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T=2R/R<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T=2 HOURS FOR THE SLOW TRAIN.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2-1=1 HOUR FOR THE FAST TRAIN.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50=R(2-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50=R FOR THE FASTER TRAIN.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50=50(2-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50-50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50=50/2*2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50=25*2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50=50<BR>\n" );
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