SOLUTION: a train leaves Recto travelling cast at 35 km/hr. an hour later, another train leaves recto on a parallel track at 40 km/hr. How far from the recto will the 2 trains meet?

Question 320695: a train leaves Recto travelling cast at 35 km/hr. an hour later, another train leaves recto on a parallel track at 40 km/hr. How far from the recto will the 2 trains meet?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Rate*Time=Distance.
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Train 1 has already traveled 1 hour or 35 miles.

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The trains meet when

hr
Use either equation for distance to calculate the distance once they meet.
km
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