document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=95927>Question 95927</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0131467735/algebrahomeworkh>Intermediate Algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose you are walking along the side of train tracks at 2 mph.  A train is traveling 20 mph in the same direction requires 1 minute to pass you.  How long is the train? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " traveling 20 mph in the same direction requires 1 minute to pass you. How long<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Distance you travel, going 2 mph, in 1 minute, (in feet)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Distance train travels, in 1 min, going 10 time as fast = 1760 ft<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Train length: 1760 - 176 = 1584 ft is the train's length<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check solution using relative speed between you and the train:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That would be 18 mph<BR>\n" );
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