SOLUTION: A cattle train left the station and traveled east at an average speed of 25k/h. Sometime Later a diesel train traveling in the opposite direction with an average speed of 45k/h. Af

Question 1143856: A cattle train left the station and traveled east at an average speed of 25k/h. Sometime Later a diesel train traveling in the opposite direction with an average speed of 45k/h. After the cattle train has been traveling for 13 hours the trains were 910km apart. Find the number of hours the diesel train traveled.
Answer by ikleyn(52855) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The cattle train traveled the distance of  25*13 = 325 kilometers in 13 hours.


Hence, the diesel train traveled distance was  910 - 315 = 585 kilometers.


It implies that the diesel train traveled   = 13 hours.    ANSWER

By the way, it means that BOTH trains left the station SIMULTANEOUSLY.

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