document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=836674>Question 836674</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two trains  leave stations 374 miles apart at the same time and travel toward each other. One train travels at <BR>\n" );
document.write( "95<BR>\n" );
document.write( " miles per hour while the other travels at <BR>\n" );
document.write( "75<BR>\n" );
document.write( " miles per hour. How long will it take for the two trains to meet?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Do not do any rounding. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #504319 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39627)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=504319\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> They are traveling toward eachother so their combined rates added are how fast they approach eachother.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let d = distance between them at start<BR>\n" );
document.write( "F = fast rate train<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S = slow rate train<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x = unknown time when they meet, variable to solve.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The two trains meet when the sum of their distances traveled equals d.  A data table might help:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "_______________speed__________time__________distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Fast Train_____F______________x_____________Fx<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Slow Train_____S______________x_____________Sx<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total________________________________________d\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation formable, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28Fx%2BSx=d%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28Fx%2BSx=d%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That is the formula after solving symbolically.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute your known or given values to find the value for x. </SPAN>\n" );
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