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document.write( "\"A freight train leaves a station travelling at 30 mph. A passenger train leaves 1 hours later travelling at 50 mph. At what time will the passenger train overtake the freight train? \" </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " At what time will the passenger train overtake the freight train? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When the pass train overtakes the freight, they will have traveled the same distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let t = traveling time of the freight<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(t-1) = traveling time of the pass train<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write a distance equation, dist = speed * time<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Pass train dist = freight dist<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50(t-1) = 30t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50t - 50 = 30t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50t - 30t = 50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20t = 50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 50/20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 2.5 hrs from the time the freight leaves<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check this, find the actual distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30 * 2.5 = 75 mi<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50 * 1.5 = 75 mi </SPAN>\n" );
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