SOLUTION: 1. Two trains leave the station at the same time, travelling in opposit directs. One train is travelling at 65 mi/hr and the other at 51 mi/hr. How long will it take for them to be

Question 183275: 1. Two trains leave the station at the same time, travelling in opposit directs. One train is travelling at 65 mi/hr and the other at 51 mi/hr. How long will it take for them to be 377 miles apart?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Two trains leave the station at the same time, travelling in opposit directs. One train is travelling at 65 mi/hr and the other at 51 mi/hr. How long will it take for them to be 377 miles apart?
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Going in opposite directions, their relative speed is the sum, 65+51 = 116 mph.
377 mi/116 mph = 3.25 hours
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