document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=541103>Question 541103</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A helicopter traveling at an average rate of speed of 150 miles per hour left from a downtown terminal at noon after a train, which had departed from the same terminal at 9 a.m. If the helicopter overtook the train at 2:00 p.m., find the average speed of the train. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #354054 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oberobic><B>oberobic(2304)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oberobic><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=354054\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The helicopter flew for 2 hours at 150 mph, so it traveled 300 miles.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The train also traveled 300 miles, but it traveled for 5 hrs (9 a.m. to 2 p.m.).<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "300 miles/5 hr = 60 mph<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The average speed of the train is 60 mph. </SPAN>\n" );
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