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document.write( "Express train problem: Traveling 90 mph, it takes the Express Train six seconds for the entire train to enter a two-mile tunnel. How many seconds will it take the Express to completely travel through this tunnel?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #214674 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Traveling 90 mph, it takes the Express Train six seconds for the entire train to enter a two-mile tunnel. \n" ); document.write( " How many seconds will it take the Express to completely travel through this tunnel? \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "find the length of the train: 6 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Time = dist/speed \n" ); document.write( "Length of the train added to the tunnel dist: 2.15 mi \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "t = \n" ); document.write( "t = 86 seconds \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |