document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=118932>Question 118932</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> it takes a passenger train 2 hrs less time than it takes a freight train to make the trip from central city to clear creek.the passenger train avarages 96km/h while the freight train averages 64km/h.how far is it from central city to clear creek? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #87059 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mayank><B>mayank(15)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-06.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mayank><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=87059\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> suppose freight train takes x hrs to complete the trip\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "thus the passenger train will take x-2 hrs to complete the trip.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now as passenter traing avg 96km/hr and freight train averages 64km/hr and as distance travelled by both is same,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "96(x-2)=64(x)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "thus dividing both sides by 16 gives,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6(x-2)=4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "thus 6x-12=4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "thus 2x=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "thus x=6.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thus the distance of the trip is 6*64 or 96(6-2) which equals to 384km.\r<BR>\n" );
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