SOLUTION: Not homework - just curious. If a train is going 50 mph and it takes 17 minutes to pass in front of my at the crossing, how long is the train?
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Question 744715: Not homework - just curious. If a train is going 50 mph and it takes 17 minutes to pass in front of my at the crossing, how long is the train?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If a train is going 50 mph and it takes 17 minutes to pass in front of my at the crossing, how long is the train?
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50 mi/hr * 17 min * 1/60 hr/min = 85/6 miles = 14.167 miles
A long train
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