document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=956884>Question 956884</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two high speed trains are 440 miles apart and traveling toward each other. they meet in 4 hours. if one trains speed is 5 miles per hour faster than the other, find the speed of each train. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=speed of slower train<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+5=speed of faster train<BR>\n" );
document.write( "speed at which trains are traveling toward each other=sum of their speeds=x+x+5=2x+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "travel time*speed=distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4(2x+5)=440<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x+20=440<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x=420<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=52.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+5=57.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "speed of slower train=52.5 mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "speed of faster train=57.5 mph </SPAN>\n" );
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