document.write( "Question 835712: Two trains leave a train station at the same time. One travels east at 9 miles per hour. The other train travels west at 8 miles per hour. In how many hours will the two trains be 28.9 miles apart? \n" ); document.write( "
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9x+8x=28.9
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