document.write( "Question 127012:
\n" ); document.write( "Two trains start toward each other at the same time from towns 450 miles apart. One train travels 6 miles per hour faster than the other train. What is the speed of each train if they meet in 5 hours?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "This is what I tried : r+6*5=450
\n" ); document.write( " r*5=450
\n" ); document.write( " r= 90\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "What am I doing wrong?
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\n" ); document.write( "450=(x+x+6)5
\n" ); document.write( "450=(2x+6)5
\n" ); document.write( "450=10x+30
\n" ); document.write( "10x=450-30
\n" ); document.write( "10x=420
\n" ); document.write( "x=420/10
\n" ); document.write( "x=42 mph. for the slower train.
\n" ); document.write( "PROOF:
\n" ); document.write( "450=(42+42+6)*5
\n" ); document.write( "450=90*5
\n" ); document.write( "450=450\r
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