SOLUTION: There are two trains. Train A heads north at 45 kph. Exactly 12 minutes after, Train B follows at a steady speed of 54 kph. How long does it take the Train A to overtake Train B?
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Question 1084604: There are two trains. Train A heads north at 45 kph. Exactly 12 minutes after, Train B follows at a steady speed of 54 kph. How long does it take the Train A to overtake Train B?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Question should be, "How long does it take train B to overtake train A ?"
Train A distance gone:
Train B distance gone:
12 minutes is .
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----- 1 hour for B to catch-up with A.
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