document.write( "Question 1074290: Two trains leave the same place at the same time and travel in opposite directions. One train travels 14 kph faster than the other. After 7 hours, the trains are 770 km apart. What is the speed of the slower train? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "7*(r + (r+14)) = 770,\r\n" );
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document.write( "14r + 98 = 770,\r\n" );
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document.write( "14r = 770 - 98 = 672  --->  r =  = 48 .\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Answer. the speed of the slower train is 48 $\"km%2Fh\"$ .\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "- Travel and Distance problems \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "- Travel and Distance problems for two bodies moving in opposite directions\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "- Travel and Distance problems for two bodies moving in the same direction (catching up)\r
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