document.write( "Question 1177601: a train travels 30 miles in 5/6 the amount of time it takes a man to drive a car the same distance. if the rate of the train exceeds the rate of the car by 8 miles per hour, find the rate at which the car is traveling. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "          SPEEDS                       TIME            DISTANCE\r\n" );
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document.write( "TRAIN                        5x/6             30\r\n" );
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document.write( "CAR                                  x               30\r\n" );
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document.write( "DFFRNCE    8\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "You may see an equation you can form but the variable is the time, x, for the car.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "Time for car, $\"x=3%2F4\"$ $\"hour\"$ ;
\n" ); document.write( "Train speed, 48 mph;
\n" ); document.write( "Car speed, 40 mph \n" ); document.write( "

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