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document.write( "Let slower train speed be x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The faster train speed is x+5.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Combined separation speed is 2x+5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Distance = Distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6(2x+5) = 810<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+5 = 135<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 130<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 65 mph (slower train rate)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+5 = 70 mph (faster train rate)<BR>\n" );
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