document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=615045>Question 615045</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The speed of a passenger train is 18 mph faster than the speed od a freight train. The passenger train travels 250 miles in the same time it takes the freight train to travel 160 miles. Find the speed of each train.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the speed of passenger train?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the speed of freight train? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #386967 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=386967\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let speed of freight train be x mph - 160 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "passanger train speed = x+18  --------250\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "time is same for both<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t= d/r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "250/(x+18) = 160/x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "250x= 160(x+18)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "250x= 160x+ 2880<BR>\n" );
document.write( "250x-160x=2880<BR>\n" );
document.write( "90x= 2880<BR>\n" );
document.write( "/90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=32 mph\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " the speed of passenger train =32mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the speed of freight train = 32+18 = 50 mph </SPAN>\n" );
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