document.write( "Question 985243: the sum of the speed of two trains is 719.5 miles per hour if the speed of the first train is 2.5 miles faster than the second train find the speeds of each
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the sum of the speed of two trains is 719.5 miles per hour \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if the speed of the first train is \"2.5\" miles faster than the second train, then we have
\n" ); document.write( "\"s%5B1%5D=s%5B2%5D%2B2%28mil%2Fh%29\".........substitute in eq.1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"s%5B2%5D%2B2%28mil%2Fh%29%2Bs%5B2%5D=719.5+%28mil%2Fh%29\".........solve for \"s%5B2%5D\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2s%5B2%5D=719.5+%28mil%2Fh%29-2%28mil%2Fh%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2s%5B2%5D=717.5+%28mil%2Fh%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"s%5B2%5D=%28717.5%2F2%29+%28mil%2Fh%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"s%5B1%5D=358.75%28mil%2Fh%29%2B2%28mil%2Fh%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"360.75%28mil%2Fh%29%2B358.75%28mil%2Fh%29=719.5+%28mil%2Fh%29\"\r
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