document.write( "Question 709228: A 1 mile long train is moving at 30 mph when it reaches a 1 mile long tunnel. How many minutes does it take the entire train to pass through the tunnel?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #436489 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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The front of the train has to travel 1 mile to get through the tunnel
\n" ); document.write( "then the end of the train has to travel 1 mile.
\n" ); document.write( "That's 2 miles of travel to go through.
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+=+2%2F30+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+=+1%2F15+\" hrs
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%281%2F15%29%2A60+=+4+\" min
\n" ); document.write( "It takes the train 4 minutes to get through the tunnel
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