document.write( "Question 814603: A train travels 220 miles and returns the same distance. The total time taken by the train is 9 1/2 hours. If the speed of the train averaged 15 miles per hour more while going back, how fast did the train travel in each direction? \n" ); document.write( "
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G+R=9.5,
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\n" ); document.write( "G*g=220,
\n" ); document.write( "R*r=220
\n" ); document.write( " going speed g = 40, going time G = 5.5,
\n" ); document.write( " return speed r = 55, return time R = 4
\n" ); document.write( "40*5.5=220
\n" ); document.write( "55*4=220
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