document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=19770>Question 19770</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm very bad at word problems and this one seems to make me more confused!!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Train A leaves depot A and travels to depot C 400 miles away and Train B leaves depot B one hr later and travels 150 miles to depot C. If Train A is travelling 10mph faster than train B and they arrive at depot C at the same time, how fast was each train travelling?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you sooo much!!!!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I got this far but that's not really an equation: A=400miles(10+b) B=150miles(A-60min) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #9556 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><B>Paul(988)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><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=9556\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Train A leaves depot A and travels to depot C 400 miles away and Train B leaves depot B one hr later and travels 150 miles to depot C. If Train A is travelling 10mph faster than train B and they arrive at depot C at the same time, how fast was each train travelling?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "DEPOT A TO B = 250miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "DEPOT A TO C = 400miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "DEPOT B TO C = 150miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( " TOTAL       = 800miles      Train a = 400+10x      Train b=150+(x+1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "400+10(x+1)+150=800<BR>\n" );
document.write( "400+10x+10+150=800<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10x+560=800<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10x=240<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=24          One of the train is travelling at 24 miles per hour<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and the other is travelling at 34mph\r<BR>\n" );
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