document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=873119>Question 873119</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A train traveling at 40 mph leaves for a certain town. One hour later, a bus<BR>\n" );
document.write( "traveling at 50 mph leaves for the same town and arrives at<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the same time as the train. If both the train and the bus travel in a straight line, how far is the town from where they started? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #526643 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=526643\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let train take time t-----------40 mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "bus takes (t-1)-----------------50 mph\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "distance same\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "40t=50(t-1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "40t=50t-50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10t=50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t=5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Distance = 5*40 = 200 miles\r<BR>\n" );
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