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document.write( "The speed of a passenger train is 8 mph faster than the speed of a freight train.  The passenger train travels 270 miles in the same time it takes the freight to travel 230 miles.  Find the speed of each train. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " The passenger train travels 270 miles in the same time it takes the freight to travel 230 miles.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Find the speed of each train.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let s = speed of the freight train<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(s+8) = speed of the pass train<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write a time equation, Time = dist/speed<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Pass time = Freight time<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=270%2F%28%28s%2B8%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"270%2F%28%28s%2B8%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=230%2Fs ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"230%2Fs\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cross multiply<BR>\n" );
document.write( "270s = 230(s+8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "270s = 230s + 1840<BR>\n" );
document.write( "270s - 230s = 1840<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40s = 1840<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1840%2F40 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1840%2F40\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 46 mph is the freight<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "46 + 8 = 54 mph is the pass<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Confirm the solution, find the times, they should be equal<BR>\n" );
document.write( "270/54 = 5 hrs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "230/46 = 5 hrs also </SPAN>\n" );
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