document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=673048>Question 673048</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A passenger train's speed is 60mi/h and a freight trains speed is 40mi/h. the passenger train travels the same distance in 1.5 hour less time then the freight train. How long does each train take to make the trip?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I know d= r*t and t=d/r, but no where in the problem does it say what the overall time of the trip was, just that one train was 1.5 hr less. Please help. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #418460 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=418460\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let distance be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "passenger train speed = 60 mi/h<BR>\n" );
document.write( "time pasanger train = x/60\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Similarly time freight train = x/40\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Difference between the two timings is 1.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x/40 -x/60 = 1.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "LCD = 120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-2x=120*1.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 180 miles\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Passenger train takes 180/60 = 3 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Freight tain takes 180/40 = 4.5 hours\r<BR>\n" );
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