SOLUTION: Two cargo trains each leave their respective stations at 1:00 p.m. and approach each other, one traveling west at 10 miles per hour and the other on separate tracks traveling east

Question 914309: Two cargo trains each leave their respective stations at 1:00 p.m. and approach each other, one traveling west at 10 miles per hour and the other on separate tracks traveling east 15 miles per hour. The stations are 100 miles apart. Find the time when the trains met and determine how far the eastbound train has traveled.
Thank you for the help.
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
10+15=25
100/25=4 hours
They will meet at 5 pm
East bound will travel 60 miles (4*15)
West bound will travel 40 miles (4*10)
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