document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=995046>Question 995046</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> My question is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A train leaves Chicago traveling west at 60 miles per hour.An hour later at 12 noon, another train leaves Chicago traveling east at 80 miles per hour. When are the two trains the same distance from Chicago? Thank you for your help I expect you to help me using an equation and solving it thx very much.Have a nice day.:-) My name is Melissa :-) :-)!!! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #613914 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><B>rothauserc(4718)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rothauserc><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=613914\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> we use rate * time = distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we want to know at what time the trains have covered the same distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the 60 mph train has a 1 hour head start, then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "60(t+1) = 80t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "60t +60 = 80t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract 60t from both sides of=<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20t = 60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The two trains are the same distance from Chicago at 3pm, at that time both trains will have covered 240 miles<BR>\n" );
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