**By Train and By Ship**A family took a vacation for which they traveled from Chicago to San Francisco by train, then from San Francisco to Hawaii by cruise ship. The train had an average speed of 47 mph, and the ship had an average speed of 21 mph. The family was traveling for a total of 164 hours and covered a total distance of 4,796 miles.How long was the family traveling by each method (by train and by ship)?

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ChapterP: Prerequisites: Fundamental Concepts Of Algebra

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Problem 1MCCP: In Exercises 1-25, simplify the given expression or perform the indicated operation (and simplify,...

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