document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1091840>Question 1091840</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two trains leave the station at the same time, one heading east and the other west. The eastbound train travels 16 miles per hour faster than the westbound train. If the two trains are 850 miles apart after 5 hours, what is the rate of the eastbound train? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #706306 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel1380><B>jorel1380(3719)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel1380><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=jorel1380><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=706306\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The trains are heading in opposite directions; so we can add their velocities to find their rates. Let t be the westbound train; then the eastbound would be t+16. Then:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5t+5(t+16)=850<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10t=770<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t=77 mph for the westbound train<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t+16=93 mph for the eastbound train<BR>\n" );
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