document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=420325>Question 420325</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A cattle train left Miami and traveld toward New York. 14 hours later a diesel train left traveling at 45km/h in an effort to catch up to the cattle train. After traveling for four hours the diessel train finally caught up. What was the cattle train's average speed? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #293767 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=293767\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=s ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"s\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = the cattle train's average speed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How much of a head start does the cattle train have?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "head start = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+s%2A14+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+s%2A14+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Start a stopwatch when diesel leaves Miami<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Both trains will now travel for 4 hrs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "given:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For cattle train:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+d+=+s%2A4+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+d+=+s%2A4+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "For diesel train:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+d+%2B+14s+=+45%2A4+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+d+%2B+14s+=+45%2A4+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "-----------<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+d+%2B+14s+=+180+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+d+%2B+14s+=+180+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+d+-+4s+=+0%7D%7D%0D%0ASubtract+%281%29+from+%282%29%0D%0A%282%29+%7B%7B%7B+d+%2B+14s+=+180+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+d+-+4s+=+0%7D%7D%0D%0ASubtract+%281%29+from+%282%29%0D%0A%282%29+%7B%7B%7B+d+%2B+14s+=+180+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+-d+%2B+4s+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+-d+%2B+4s+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=18s+=+180 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"18s+=+180\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+s+=+10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+s+=+10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is the cattle train's average speed from<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the time that the diesel left Miami<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Before that The cattle train traveled<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10%2A14+=+140 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10%2A14+=+140\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > km<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d+=+4s ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d+=+4s\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d+=+40 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d+=+40\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > km<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The cattle train went 180 km for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=14+%2B+4+=+18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"14+%2B+4+=+18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=s+=+180%2F18+=+10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"s+=+180%2F18+=+10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > km/hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The cattle train's average speed was 10 km/hr </SPAN>\n" );
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