document.write( "Question 80992: At 9:00am, a freight train leaves Seattle traveling at 45 miles per hour. At 10:00am, a passenger train leaves th same station traveling in the same direction at 55 miles per hour. How long will it take for the passenger train to over take the freight train? How far will they be from the station at this time? \n" ); document.write( "
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45T=55(T-1)
\n" ); document.write( "45T=55T-55
\n" ); document.write( "45T-55T=-55
\n" ); document.write( "-10T=-55
\n" ); document.write( "T=-55/-10
\n" ); document.write( "T=5.5 HOURS AFTER THE FIRST TRAIN LEAVES THEY WILL MEET.
\n" ); document.write( "PROOF
\n" ); document.write( "45*5.5=55(5.5-1)
\n" ); document.write( "247.5=55*4.5
\n" ); document.write( "247.5=247.5\r
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