SOLUTION: The distance from Cleveland to Chicago is 345 mi. A train, traveling at 45 mi/hr leaves Chicago heading to Cleveland at the same time that another train, traveling 30 mi/hr, leaves

Question 831522: The distance from Cleveland to Chicago is 345 mi. A train, traveling at 45 mi/hr leaves Chicago heading to Cleveland at the same time that another train, traveling 30 mi/hr, leaves Cleveland heading to Chicago. How far from Chicago will the two trains meet?

Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The trains "meet" when the sum of their traveled distances is 345 miles. First, find when.

h is the time in hours until the trains "meet".

Solve for h.
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