document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1099384>Question 1099384</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A train, traveling at 50 mph., starts 1 and 1/3 hrs. after a slower train, and in 2 hrs., overtakes it.  Calculate rate of the slower train.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = rate of slower train.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "rate * time = distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate = distance / rate\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Faster train:  50 * (t - 1.33)= 50t - 66.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Slower: x * t = xt.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Not sure how to continue.  Non-homework.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "               SPEED       TIME        DISTANCE\r\n" );
document.write( "FAST           50          2             d\r\n" );
document.write( "SLOW           r           2+1&1/3       d\r\n" );
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document.write( "FAST train data will give the distance.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "SLOW train data will allow to find speed r of the slow train.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r=100%283%2F10%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r=100%283%2F10%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28r=30%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28r=30%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >------speed of slow train, 30 mph. </SPAN>\n" );
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