SOLUTION: At noon, a train leaves Brighton heading east at 90 mph to Cogsville which is 450 miles away. At 12:15pm, A train leaves Cogsville heading west to Brighton at 100 mph. At what

Question 782075: At noon, a train leaves Brighton heading east at 90 mph to Cogsville which is 450 miles away. At
12:15pm, A train leaves Cogsville heading west to Brighton at 100 mph. At what time will they pass each
other?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Think of one train as standing still and
the other approaching at the sum of their speeds
The time elapsed is the time for the trains
to meet
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hr
min
12:15 + 2 hrs 22 min = 14:37
14:37 - 12:00 = 2:37
They will pass each other at 2:37 PM

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