document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=559647>Question 559647</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> an express train tavels 80 kilometers per hour from ironton to wildwood. a local train, traveling at 48 kilometers per hour, takes 2 hours longer for the same trip. how far apart are ironton and wildwood? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x = hours it takes for express train to get from Ironton to Wildwood\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(80)(x) = (48)(x + 2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "80x = 48x + 96<BR>\n" );
document.write( "32x = 96<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Distance = (80 km/h)(3 h) = 240 km </SPAN>\n" );
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