document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=619136>Question 619136</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two trains are 212 miles apart, and their speeds differ by 20 mph. Find the speed of each train if they are traveling toward each other and will meet in 2 hours. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " Find the speed of each train if they are traveling toward each other and will meet in 2 hours. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let s = speed of the slower train<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let (s+20) = speed of the faster<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write a distance equation Dist = speed * time<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "slow train dist + fast train dist = 212 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2s + 2(s+20) = 212<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2s + 2s + 40 = 212<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4s = 212 - 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 172/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 43 mph<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can find the speed of the fast train. Check by finding the total distance  </SPAN>\n" );
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