document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=356088>Question 356088</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A passenger train's speed is 60 miles per hour, and a freight train's speed is 40 miles per hour. The passenger train travels the same distance in 1.5h less time than the freight train. How long does each train take to make the trip.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "On this problem I am clueless, our teacher did very little to explain this type of problem as our class was short on time.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Devin Price </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #254166 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=254166\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A passenger train's speed is 60 miles per hour, and a freight train's speed is 40 miles per hour. The passenger train travels the same distance in 1.5h less time than the freight train. How long does each train take to make the trip.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "passenger train speed = 60 mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "freight train speed = 40 mph<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let freight train take x hours <BR>\n" );
document.write( "the passenger train will take x-1.5 hours<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the distance they travel is the same<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "distance = speed * time<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "passenger train distance = 60*(x-1.5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "freight train distance = 40x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "40x=60(x-1.5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40x=60x-90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "60x-40x=90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20x=90<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=90/20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=4.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "freight train 4.5 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "passenger train 4.5-1.5 = 3 hours\r<BR>\n" );
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