document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=643805>Question 643805</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  A diesel train left Washington and traveled<BR>\n" );
document.write( "toward Johannesburg at an average speed of<BR>\n" );
document.write( "52 mph.  A cattle train left two hours later<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and traveled in the same direction but with<BR>\n" );
document.write( "an average speed of 60 mph.  Find the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "number of hours the diesel train traveled<BR>\n" );
document.write( "before the cattle train caught up </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #404631 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><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=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=404631\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  A diesel train left Washington and traveled toward Johannesburg at an<BR>\n" );
document.write( " average speed of 52 mph.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " A cattle train left two hours later and traveled in the same direction<BR>\n" );
document.write( " but with an average speed of 60 mph.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Find the number of hours the diesel train traveled before the cattle train<BR>\n" );
document.write( " caught up.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let t = travel time of the diesel train<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(t-2) = travel time of the cattle train (Left 2 hrs later)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When the cattle train catches the diesel, they will have traveled the<BR>\n" );
document.write( " same distance. Write a distance equation. Dist = speed * time<BR>\n" );
document.write( "52t = 60(t-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "52t = 60t - 120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "120 = 60t - 52t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "120 = 8t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 120/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 15 hrs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Confirm this by finding the distance of each, should be equal<BR>\n" );
document.write( "52(15) = 780 mi<BR>\n" );
document.write( "60(13) = 780 mi also </SPAN>\n" );
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