document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=951958>Question 951958</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need help trying just how to set-up the equation for solving.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Two trains leave the station at the same time, one heading west and the other east. The westbound train travels <BR>\n" );
document.write( "18<BR>\n" );
document.write( " miles per hour faster than the eastbound train. If the two trains are <BR>\n" );
document.write( "300<BR>\n" );
document.write( " miles apart after <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2<BR>\n" );
document.write( " hours, what is the rate of the westbound train? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Two trains leave the station at the same time, one heading west and the other east. The westbound train travels 18 miles per hour faster than the eastbound train. If the two trains are 300 miles apart after 2 hours, what is the rate of the westbound train?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hint:  Going in opposite directions, the speeds are added.<BR>\n" );
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