SOLUTION: Two trains leave the station at the same time, one heading west and the other east. The westbound train travels at 100 miles per hour. The eastbound train travels at 80 miles per h
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Question 421462: Two trains leave the station at the same time, one heading west and the other east. The westbound train travels at 100 miles per hour. The eastbound train travels at 80 miles per hour. How long will it take for the two trains to be 369 miles apart?
Answer by robertb(5830) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
100t + 80t = 369
==> 180t = 369
==> t = 2.05 hours.
We used the formula D = R*T.
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