<PRE><B>Question 446341</B>
if one train leaves the station traveling at 30 mph and another train leaves a half hour later traveling at 50 mph, when will they meet?
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Slower train DATA:
rate = 30 mph ; time = x hrs ; distance = 30x miles
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Faster train DATA:
rate = 50 mph ; time = x-(1/2) hr; distance = 50x-25 miles
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Equation:
distance = distance
30x = 50x-25
25x = 25
x = 1 hr
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They will meet one hr after the slower train left the station.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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