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document.write( "A train after travelling 50km  meets an accident and and after reducing 3/4 of its former speed arrives 25min late. If the accident occurred 24km behind it would have arrived 35 minutes late.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the speed and distance travelled by the train.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #837863 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=837863\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A train after travelling 50km meets an accident and and after reducing 3/4 of its former speed arrives 25min late. If the accident occurred 24km behind it would have arrived 35 minutes late.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the speed and distance travelled by the train.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let speed of train be x km/h<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let total distance be y km\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A train after travelling 50km meets an accident <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Time  for 50 km<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50/x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and after reducing 3/4 of its former speed arrives 25min late.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "speed now = 0.25x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Time for remainng journey <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(y-50)/0.25x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "50/x + (y-50)/0.25x =y/x +5/12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply by x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "50+ y/0.25 -50/0.25 =y +5x/12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply by 12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "600 +48y-2400= 12y +5x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "36y-5x =1800................................................(1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply by x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "26/x +(y-26)/0.25x = y/x + 7/12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "26 + y/0.25 -26/0.25 = y +7x/12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply by 12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "312 +48y-1248 = 12y +7x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "36y-7x = 936......................................................(2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve 1 & 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "speed = 432 km/h distance = 110 km\r<BR>\n" );
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