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document.write( "Hi,
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document.write( " Two trains leave Chicago at the same time traveling in opposite directions.
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document.write( "How long before they are 375 miles a part? 
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document.write( "One is going 60 miles per hour formi  
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document.write( "and the other is going 65 miles per hour for 
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document.write( "Question states*** will travel the same amount of time and 
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document.write( "  | Cross Multiplying to solve
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document.write( " 65x = 60(375-x)
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document.write( " 125x = 60*375
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document.write( "    x = 60*375/125 = 180mi, distance traveled by the 60mph train
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document.write( "  = 3hr \n" );
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