SOLUTION: a train travellimg 48 kilometers per hour takes two hours longer than ship travelling 60 kiloneters per hour to reach a given distance.What is this distance?
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Question 665373: a train travellimg 48 kilometers per hour takes two hours longer than ship travelling 60 kiloneters per hour to reach a given distance.What is this distance? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! a train travelling 48 kilometers per hour takes two hours longer than ship travelling 60 kiloneters per hour to reach a given distance.What is this distance?
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Train DATA:
rate = 48 kmh ; distance = x km ; time = x/48 hrs
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Ship DATA:
rate = 60 kmh ; distance = x km ; time = x/60 hrs
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train time - ship time = 2 hrs
x/48 - x/60 = 2
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60x - 48x = 2*48*60
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12x = 2*48*60
x = 480 km
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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