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An eastbound train and a westbound train meet each other on parallel tracks heading in opposite directions. The eastbound train travels 8 miles per hour faster than the westbound train. After 1.5 hours, they are 168 miles apart. At what speeds are the two trains traveling?
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\n" ); document.write( "Eastbound train DATA:
\n" ); document.write( "time = 1.5 hrs ; rate = x+8 mph ; distance = r*t = 1.5(x+8) = 1.5x + 12 miles
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\n" ); document.write( "Westbound train DATA:
\n" ); document.write( "time = 1.5 hrs ; rate = x mph ; distance= r*t = 1.5x miles
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\n" ); document.write( "Equation:
\n" ); document.write( "distance + distance = 168 miles
\n" ); document.write( "1.5x + 12 + 1.5x = 168
\n" ); document.write( "3x = 156
\n" ); document.write( "x = 52 mph (speed of the westbound train)
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\n" ); document.write( "x + 8 = 60 mph (speed of the eastbound train)
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