document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=453158>Question 453158</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two trains leave stations 456 miles apart at the same time and travel toward each other. One train travels at 105 miles per hour while the other travels at 85 miles per hour. How long will it take for the two trains to meet?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Do not do any rounding. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=distance 105 mph train traveled<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(456-x)=distance 85 mph train traveled<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Travel time = distance/speed (equal in both directions)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/105=(456-x)/85<BR>\n" );
document.write( "85x=105*456-105x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "190x=105*456<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=105*456/190=252 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "travel time=252/105=2.4 hrs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The two trains will meet in 2.4 hrs </SPAN>\n" );
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