document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=460776>Question 460776</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two trains in New York start at the same station going in the same direction on sets of parallel tracks.  The local train stops often and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "averages 18.4 miles per hour. The express train stops less frequently and averages 30.2 mph.  In how many hrs. will the two trains be 5.9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "miles apart? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #316104 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rwm><B>rwm(914)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rwm><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=316104\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Since they are going in the same direction we can find out how fast the one gains on the other by subtracting.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "+30.2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-18.4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "+11.8 mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so they'll be 5.9 miles apart in half an hour.<BR>\n" );
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