SOLUTION: The distance betw�en delhi and meerut is 75 km. Two trains at a speed of 100km/h and 80km/h leave the two stations at 8am towards each other. At what time will they pass each other

Question 1016107: The distance betw�en delhi and meerut is 75 km. Two trains at a speed of 100km/h and 80km/h leave the two stations at 8am towards each other. At what time will they pass each other?
Answer by richard1234(7193) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Relative to one train, the other travels at 180 km/h. So this problem is essentially equivalent to saying that the train in Meerut heads towards Delhi at 180 km/h. It will take 75 km/(180 km/h) = 5/12 hr until the trains pass each other. Therefore they pass each other at 8:25 am.
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