document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1032352>Question 1032352</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> At 9AM, a freight train leaves Boston for NYC, traveling at an average rate of 24 miles per hour. At noon, a passenger train sets out on the same route, traveling at an average rate of 60 miles per hour. How far from Boston do the two trains pass each other? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "At noon, the freight train is 72 miles away (24*3).<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The Pass train \"gains on\" it at 36 mi/hr (60 - 24).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "They meet at 72/36 = 2 hours.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Distance from BOS = 2*60 =  5*24 = 120 miles </SPAN>\n" );
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