document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=563101>Question 563101</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two high speed trains are 380 miles apart and traveling toward each other. They meet in 4 hours. If one train is 15 mph faster than the other, find the speed of each train. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Slower train DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "time = 4 hrs ; rate = x mph ; distance = 4x miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Faster train DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "time = 4 hrs ; rate = x+15 mph ; distance = 4(x+15) miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x + 4(x+15) = 380<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x + 4x + 60 = 380<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x = 320<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 40 mph (slower train rate)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+15 = 55 mph (faster train rate)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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