document.write( "Question 1119319: Two trains leave the station at the same time, one heading west and the other east. The westbound train travels
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document.write( "Let x be the rate of the westbound train, in miles per hour (the value under the question).\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then the rate of the eastbound train is (x+16) mph, according to the condition.\r\n" );
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document.write( "5x + 5*(x+16) = 950.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify and solve for x.\r\n" );
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document.write( "5x + 5x + 80 = 950,\r\n" );
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document.write( "10x = 950 - 80 = 870.\r\n" );
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document.write( "x =  = 87 mph.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer.  The rate of the westbound train is  87 mph.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Check.   5*87 + 5*(87+16) = 950.    ! Correct !\r\n" );
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