document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=518310>Question 518310</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A train leaves a station and travels north at 75km/h. Two hours later, a second train leaves on a parallel track traveling north at 125km/h. How far from the station will the second train overtake the first train? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=travel time for first train (hrs)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-2)=travel time for second train (hrs)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "travel time*speed=distance (same for both trains)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "75x=125(x-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "75x=125x-250<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50x=250<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=5 hrs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Distance=5*75=375 km<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ans:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The second train overtake the first train 375 km  from the station. </SPAN>\n" );
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