document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=665373>Question 665373</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a train travellimg 48 kilometers per hour takes two hours longer than ship travelling 60 kiloneters per hour to reach a given distance.What is this distance? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "rate = 48 kmh ; distance = x km ; time = x/48 hrs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ship DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate = 60 kmh ; distance = x km ; time = x/60 hrs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "train time - ship time = 2 hrs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/48 - x/60 = 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "60x - 48x = 2*48*60<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12x = 2*48*60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 480 km<BR>\n" );
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