document.write( "Question 937345: 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( "18
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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( "950
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document.write( " miles apart after
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document.write( "5
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document.write( " hours, what is the rate of the westbound train? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #570943 by ewatrrr(24785)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 5x + 5(x+18) = 950mi \n" ); document.write( "10x = 860 \n" ); document.write( "x = 86mph, east bound train. \n" ); document.write( "west bound train 104mph \n" ); document.write( "and..checking \n" ); document.write( "5h*86m/h + 5h*104m/h = 950mi \n" ); document.write( " |