document.write( "Question 1127868: At 1:00 pm:\r
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document.write( "Train A leaves its depot heading south
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document.write( "556 miles away, Train B leaves its depot heading north\r
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document.write( "The two trains pass each other at 1:30 pm\r
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document.write( "Train A is 1.586 times faster than Train B\r
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document.write( "What are the mph speeds of both trains?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #744311 by Boreal(15235)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! B goes x mph \n" ); document.write( "A goes 1.586x mph \n" ); document.write( "In 1 hour, their combined speed is 2.586 x \n" ); document.write( "In 1/2 hour, their combined speed is 1.293x, and that equals 556 miles \n" ); document.write( "x=556/1.293=430 mph B \n" ); document.write( "1.586x=682 mph A \n" ); document.write( "In one half hour, A goes 341 miles and B goes 215 miles, and that distance covers everything between the two depots. \n" ); document.write( " |