document.write( "Question 1044434: A train travels the distance between the station A and B in 45 minutes. if the train reduces its speed by 5km per hour it takes 48 minutes to cover this distance. what is the distance between the two stations?
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document.write( "45 minutes =  of an hour.\r\n" );
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document.write( "48 minutes =  of an hour.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Let \"u\" be the speed of the train in the first scenario. in .\r\n" );
document.write( "Then the speed in the second scenario is (u-5) .\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then you have this equation\r\n" );
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document.write( " = ,\r\n" );
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document.write( "which says that the distance is the same.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify it:\r\n" );
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document.write( " = ,\r\n" );
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document.write( " = 4,\r\n" );
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document.write( " = 4,\r\n" );
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document.write( " = 4,\r\n" );
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document.write( "u = 80.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Thus the train speed is 80 km/h. \r\n" );
document.write( "Hence, the distance is  = 60 km.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer. The distance is 60 km.\r\n" );
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