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Linear Mathematical Models

Trains

Trains

Train A (red line) is represented by the equation: $y=50x$, and Train B (blue line) is represented by the equation: $y=-80x+325$.  The two trains meet at the intersections point $(2.5,125)$, which is after $125$ miles in $2.5$ hours.

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