document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=112317>Question 112317</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An express train and a local train leave Gray’s Lake at 3 P.M. and head for Chicago 50 miles away. The express travels twice as fast as the local and arrives 1 hour ahead of the local. Find the speed of each train. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "FOR THE EXPRESS TRAIN 50=2X(T-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "FOR THE LOCAL TRAIN 50=X*T<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2XT-2X=XT<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2XT-XT-2X0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "XT-2X=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X(T-2)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T-2=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T=2 HOURS FOR THE LOCAL TRAIN.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50=2X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=25 MPH FOR THE LOCAL TRAIN.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50=2*25(2-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2-1=1 HOUR FOR THE EXPRESS TRAIN.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50=2*25*1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50=50 </SPAN>\n" );
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