document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=483298>Question 483298</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two trains leave from the same point at the same time, traveling in opposite directions. One travels 13 mph faster than the other. After 4 hours, they are 484 mi apart. Find the rate of each train. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #330757 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mathstutor494><B>mathstutor494(120)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mathstutor494><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=mathstutor494><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=330757\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let speed of train#1 be x mi/hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So speed of train#2 would be (x+13) mi/hr\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "After 4 hours, they would have travelled 4x and 4(x+13) mi respectively<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Given that after 4 hours, they are 484 mi apart, so<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x + 4(x+13)= 484<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x + 13 = 484<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x= 484-13 = 432<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hence x =  54 mi/hr\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans : Rate (speed) of each train is 54 mi/hr and 54+13 = 67 mi/hr\r<BR>\n" );
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