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Question 1141101: Ashima takes a trip to visit her grandmother. Starting from home, her parents drive
her to the train station at 40 mph. Ashima then takes the train, traveling 60 mph. The
distance from her home to when she gets off the train is 150 miles. If the total trip
took 3 hours, how long did she spend on the train?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39614) About Me  (Show Source):
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              SPEED     TIME       DISTANCES

DRIVE            40      3-x         40(3-x)

TRAIN           60         x         60x

TOTALS                     3          150

40%283-x%29%2B60x=150
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4%283-x%29%2B6x=15
12-4x%2B6x=15
2x=15-12
x=3%2F2
highlight%28x=1%261%2F2%29