document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1191441>Question 1191441</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> train a has a speed 25 miles per hour greater than that out of train b if train a travels 330 miles in the same time train b trsvels 280 miles what are the speeds of the two trains\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The times are the same; the difference in distance of the two trains is 330-280=50 miles, and the difference in their speeds is 25 mph.  That means the number of hours each train travels is 50/25=2.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Train a traveling 280 miles in 2 hours means its speed is 140mph; train b traveling 330 miles in 2 hours means its speed is 165mph.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWERS (mathematically -- but not realistically): train a 140mph; train b 165mph<br><BR>\n" );
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