document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=983897>Question 983897</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two trains leave towns 915 mi apart at the same time and travel toward each other. One train travels 13 mi/h faster than the other. If they meet in 5 hours, what is the rate of each train? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Slower train DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "time = 5 hrs ; rate = x mph ; distance = t*r = 5x miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Faster train DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "time = 5 hrs ; rate = x+13 mph ; distance = t*r = 5x + 65 miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "dist + dist = 915<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x + 5x+65 = 915<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10x = 850<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 85 mph (rate of the slower train)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+13 = 98 mph (rate of the faster train)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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