SOLUTION: Two trains travel thebstation at the same time, one heading east and the other west. The eastbound train travels at 60 miles per hour. The westbound train travels at 80 miles per h

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Question 1195710: Two trains travel thebstation at the same time, one heading east and the other west. The eastbound train travels at 60 miles per hour. The westbound train travels at 80 miles per hour. How long will it take for the two trains to be at 252 miles apart.
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Two trains travel thebstation at the same time, one heading east and the other west.
The eastbound train travels at 60 miles per hour.
The westbound train travels at 80 miles per hour.
How long will it take for the two trains to be at 252 miles apart.
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The separation speed is  60+80 = 140 miles per hour.


So, they will be 252 miles away in  252%2F140 = 1.8 hours = 1 hour and 48 minutes.    ANSWER

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