document.write( "Question 92679: I just got the answer to a problem I asked earlier ... thank you. Now, I have another question that is similar and I want to see if I am understanding this correctly. \r
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document.write( "Two trains left a station at the same time. One traveled north at a certain speed and the other traveled south at twice the speed. After 4 hours, the trains were 600 miles apart. How fast was each train traveling? \r
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document.write( "This is what I came up with ... am I right?\r
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document.write( "d = 400
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document.write( "t = 4
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document.write( "r = x (1st train) and 2x (2nd train)\r
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document.write( "400 = 4(x)+4(2x)
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document.write( "400 = 4x + 8x
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document.write( "400 = 12x
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document.write( "x = 33.33
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document.write( "2x = 66.66 \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #67498 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! I think d=600. \n" ); document.write( "But your method looks good. \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan \n" ); document.write( " |