document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=575190>Question 575190</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A diesel train left the station and travled toward the outer-most station at an average speed of 30 km/h. A cattle train left some time later traveling in the opposite direction with an average speed of 70 km/h. After the trains had traveled for 17 hours they were 790 km apart. How long did the cattle train teavel?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer is 4 hours, but I'm not sure how to solve it. Any help is greatly appreciated! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "here is the solution for your question :<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we are going to add up the distance of two trains and equate it to 790 km .<BR>\n" );
document.write( "diesel train's speed = 30 km/hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( " time travelled = 17 hrs since it started first the total travelled time by both = time taken by train started first<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cattle train's speed= 70km/hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "time travelled  = (17 - x)hrs----------(1) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "dist travelled by first train +dist travelled by cattle train = 790 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(30*17) + ((70)*(17-x)) = 790<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solving x you get x = 13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sbstitute in 1 you will get required data.<BR>\n" );
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