document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=933278>Question 933278</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A man is walking at an average speed of 4 miles per hour alongside a railroad track. A freight train, going in the same direction at an average speed of 30 miles per hour, requires 5 seconds to pass the man. How long is the freight train? Give your answer in feet </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #566727 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=566727\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Man's speed = 4 mph\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "train speed = 30 mph\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "difference in speed = 30-4 = 26 mph ( same direction)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d= r * t\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d= 26 * 5/3600\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.0361 miles\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.0361*5280 = length of train in feet\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "190.67 feet </SPAN>\n" );
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