document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1139147>Question 1139147</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The passenger train headed north at 70 miles per hour at 6 a.m. At 8 a.m. the freight train headed south from the same station at 30 miles per hour. At what time will the trains be 440 miles apart. Begin by drawing a diagram of distance traveled and writing the distance equation. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #756923 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=756923\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Distance is velocity* time<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Passenger train travels x hours and 70x miles in that time.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The freight train travels x-2 hours and 30(x-2) miles in that time.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so 70x+30x-60=440<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100x=500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=5 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "at 11 am, the passenger train has gone 350 miles and the freight train 90 miles </SPAN>\n" );
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