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A train traveling 50 mph left a station 30 minutes before a second train running at 55 mph. If 55x represents the distance the faster train travels, which of the following algebraic expressions represents the distance of the slower train?

50(x + 0.5)
50(x-0.5)
50(0.5-x)

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User Bdd
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Hello! :)

The answer is 50(x + 0.5)!

~Hope it helps!~ :)

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User James Coyle
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