document.write( "Question 890595: Two trains P and Q are traveling from station A to station B at speeds of 100kmph and 120 kmph respectively. Train Q stops at station C for 10 minutes but reaches station B 5 minutes before train P. Find the distance between stations A and B \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #539116 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Two trains P and Q are traveling from station A to station B at speeds of 100kmph and 120 kmph respectively. \n" ); document.write( " Train Q stops at station C for 10 minutes but reaches station B 5 minutes before train P. \n" ); document.write( " Find the distance between stations A and B \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Let d = dist from A to B \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "change 10 min to \n" ); document.write( "change 5 min to \n" ); document.write( "; \n" ); document.write( "Write a time equation; time = dist/speed \n" ); document.write( "P's transmit time - Q's transit time = 5 min \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Multiply by 600 to cancel the denominators, results: \n" ); document.write( "6d - 5d - 100 = 50 \n" ); document.write( "d = 50 + 100 \n" ); document.write( "d = 150 km from A to B \n" ); document.write( " |