SOLUTION: Two trains leave stations 224 miles apart at the same time and travel toward each other. One train travels at 90 miles per hour while the other travels at 70 miles per hour. How lo

Question 1169632: Two trains leave stations 224 miles apart at the same time and travel toward each other. One train travels at 90 miles per hour while the other travels at 70 miles per hour. How long will it take for the two trains to meet
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Answer by htmentor(1343) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The relative speed between the two trains is 90 + 70 = 160 mph.
The total distance covered is 224 mi.
Therefore, the time when they meet is t = 224 mi/(160 mi/h) = 1.4 hours
Answer by MathTherapy(10552) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Two trains leave stations 224 miles apart at the same time and travel toward each other. One train travels at 90 miles per hour while the other travels at 70 miles per hour. How long will it take for the two trains to meet

Let time taken for the trains to meet be T
Then we get the following DISTANCE equation: 90T + 70T = 224
160T = 224
Time they take to meet, or
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