document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1040670>Question 1040670</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two trains leave town 552 km apart at the same time and travel toward each other . One train travels 12km/h faster than the other. If they meet in 2 hours, what is the rate of each train? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #655538 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel555><B>jorel555(1290)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel555><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=655538\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let r be the rate of one of the trains.  The faster train would then be r+12. So:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2r+2(r+12)=552<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4r=528<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r=132<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r+12=144 &#9786;&#9786;&#9786;&#9786; </SPAN>\n" );
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