document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=888612>Question 888612</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A freight train and a passenger train leave cities 630 miles apart and travel towards each other. The passenger train travels 20 mph faster than the freight train. Find the speed of the passenger train if they meet after 7 hours. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #537525 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</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=537525\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Their rates are summed because that gives how fast they approach eachother.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "r for one rate, r+20 for the other rate.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "They meet in 7 hours, having closed 630 miles.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solvable in three steps. </SPAN>\n" );
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