SOLUTION: two trains 26 miles aprt head towards each other on seperate tracks one is travelling at 45mph and the other 60mph. how long does it take them to pass each other in the nearest min
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Question 914200: two trains 26 miles aprt head towards each other on seperate tracks one is travelling at 45mph and the other 60mph. how long does it take them to pass each other in the nearest minute?
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 train moving at the sum
of their speeds
Let = time in hrs for them to
pass each other
They will pass each other in 15 min
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check:
and
close enough -OK
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