document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=33543>Question 33543</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A train traveling at 40 miles per hour leaves for a certain town.  One hour later, a bus traveling at 50 miles per hours leaves for the same town and arrives at the same time as the train.  If both the train and the bus traveled in a straight line, how far is the town from where they started?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please help me I think the answer is 200 but I don't know how to set the problem up </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #19951 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Cintchr><B>Cintchr(481)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Cintchr><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=19951\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+rt=d+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+rt=d+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "In this case, the distance for both is the same, so for our convenience the train's variables are in caps.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "r=50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t= T-1 (it started an hour later)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R=40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T= this is what we will solve for<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for T<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 50T<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "divide by -10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So if the Train takes 5 hours, the bus takes 4.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "CHECK<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+40%285%29+=+50%284%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+40%285%29+=+50%284%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+200+=+200+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+200+=+200+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "and this IS the distance.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is a duplicate of problem 33542<BR>\n" );
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