Question 63570
An express train travels 80 kilometers per hour from Ironton to Wildwood. A local train,traveling at 48 kilometers per hour, takes 2 hours longer for the same trip. How far apart are Ironton and Wildwood?

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Express Train DATA:
rate = 80 km/hr ; time = x hrs. ; distance = 80x km
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Local train DATA:
rate = 48 km/hr ; time = x+2 hrs ; distance = 48(x+2) km
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EQUATION:
distance = distance
80x=48x+96
32x=96
x=3 hrs.
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Distance = 80(3)=240 km
Cheers,
Stan H.