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Algebra.Com's Answer #559986 by josmiceli(19441)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Think of this as one train standing still and \n" ); document.write( "the other moving at the sum of their speeds \n" ); document.write( "Let \n" ); document.write( "----------------- \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "They will meet in 3 hrs at 6 PM \n" ); document.write( "------------ \n" ); document.write( "check: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "and \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "------------------ \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "OK \n" ); document.write( " |