SOLUTION: Two trains leave stations 462 miles apart at the same time and travel toward each other. One train travels at 115 miles per hour while the other travels at 95 miles per hour. Ho
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Question 770756: Two trains leave stations 462 miles apart at the same time and travel toward each other. One train travels at 115 miles per hour while the other travels at 95 miles per hour. How long will it take for the two trains to meet?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Think of this as one train standing still and
the other moving toward it at the sum of
their speeds until they meet
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Let = time in hours until they meet
Equation for the moving train:
hrs
, so
They will meet in 2 hrs and 12 min
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