document.write( "Question 433159: Please help me solve this equation: Two trains leave the station at the same time, one heading east and the other west. The eastbound train travels at 95 miles per hour. The westbound train travels at miles 115 per hour. How long will it take for the two trains to be 378 miles apart. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let t represent the time it takes for trains to be 378mi apart
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document.write( "Question states*** Trains traveling in opposite directions.  D = r*t
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document.write( "  95t + 115t = 378
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document.write( "      210t = 378mi
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document.write( "        t = 378/210 = 1.8hr,time it takes for trains to be 378mi apart
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document.write( " CHECKING our Answer***
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document.write( " 95mp*1.8hr + 115mph*1.8hr  = 378mi
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