What is the correct solution of 4 - 2x = -2 +4 +4 2x = 2 2 2 x = 6

MA_775_DIABLO [31]

The distance is 4 squares between.

-Appari

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2 years ago

Two trains leave the station at the same time, one heading east and the other west. The eastbound train travels 16 miles per hou

Verizon [17]

We'll use variables to represent the speeds of the eastbound and westbound trains.

x will represent the speed of the eastbound train.
y will represent the speed of the westbound train.

The eastbound train is 16 mph faster than the westbound train. An equation can be made from this:

$x - y = 16$

Subtraction is used, because it represents the difference in distances between the two trains if they travel the same direction.

After 4 hours, the trains are 800 miles apart. An equation can be made from this:

$4x + 4y = 800$

Addition is used, because the trains are heading in opposite directions, which means their distances from the starting point are added together.

Set the two equations up vertically:

$x - y = 16$
$4x + 4y = 800$

We will use elimination to solve for x.

Multiply the entire first equation by 4 so that the coefficients for y will be opposite numbers:

$(x - y = 16) \times 4 = 4x - 4y = 64$

$4x - 4y = 64$
$4x + 4y = 800$

Combine the two equations together to cancel out y:

$8x = 864$

Divide both sides by 8 to get x by itself:

$x = 108$

The speed of the eastbound train is 108 mph.

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3 years ago

Which is the best explanation ?

kipiarov [429]

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