document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=576041>Question 576041</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a train leaves Philadelphia for Atlanta at 12 noon, traveling 70 mph. another train leaves Atlanta for Philadelphia at 2pm traveling 60 mph. The distance from Philadelphia to Atlanta is 400 miles. Where d the trains meet? When do they meet?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "sol :<BR>\n" );
document.write( "suppose they meet x hrs after 12. then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "dist moved by first in x hrs + dist moved by second in (x - 1) hrs = 400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "70 x + 60(x-2) = 400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solving for x you come to know 4 hrs after the 12. </SPAN>\n" );
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