SOLUTION: Two trains leave stations 234 miles apart at the same time and travel toward each other. One train travels at 75 miles per hour while the other travels at 55 miles per hour. How lo

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Question 960280: Two trains leave stations 234 miles apart at the same time and travel toward each other. One train travels at 75 miles per hour while the other travels at 55 miles per hour. How long will it take for the two trains to meet?
Answer by macston(5194)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The trains approach each other at (75 mph+55 mph)=130 mph
234 miles/130 mph=1.8 hours
ANSWER: It would take 1.8 hours for the trains to meet.

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