document.write( "Question 909929: Two trains leave the station at the same time, one heading west and the other east. The westbound train travels
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document.write( " miles per hour faster than the eastbound train. If the two trains are
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document.write( "450
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document.write( " miles apart after
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document.write( "3
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document.write( " hours, what is the rate of the westbound train? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #552141 by ewatrrr(24785)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! x the slower train \n" ); document.write( "D=rt \n" ); document.write( "3x + 3(x+10) = 450 \n" ); document.write( "6x = 420 \n" ); document.write( "x = 70mph,the slower train. Faster train 80mph \n" ); document.write( "and checking \n" ); document.write( "210mi + 240mi = 450mi \n" ); document.write( " |