document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=63570>Question 63570</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0078651131/algebrahomeworkh>Glencoe Mathematics</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An express train travels 80 kilometers per hour from Ironton to Wildwood. A local train,traveling at 48 kilometers per hour, takes 2 hours longer for the same trip. How far apart are Ironton and Wildwood? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Express Train DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate = 80 km/hr ; time = x hrs. ; distance = 80x km<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Local train DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate = 48 km/hr ; time = x+2 hrs ; distance = 48(x+2) km<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance = distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "80x=48x+96<BR>\n" );
document.write( "32x=96<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=3 hrs.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Distance = 80(3)=240 km<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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