document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=268977>Question 268977</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> At 5:00 am a train leave a station and travels at a rate of 35 mph. At 7:00 am a second train leaves the same station on the same track and travels in the direction of the first train at a speed of 45 mph. At 8:00am how many miles separate the two trains  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #197110 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><B>drk(1908)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=197110\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is an RTD question. Here is a table based on the given information<BR>\n" );
document.write( "trains . . . . . . . .rate . . . . . . . . .time . . . . . . . .. distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A . . . . . . . . . . . 35 . . . . . . . . . . t. . . . . . . . . . . .35t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B . . . . . . . . . . . 45. . . . . . . . . . t-2. . . . . . . . . . 45t - 90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <BR>\n" );
document.write( "8 am means t = 3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "train A at a distance of 105<BR>\n" );
document.write( "train B at a distance of 45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The distance between them at 8 AM is then 60 miles </SPAN>\n" );
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