document.write( "Question 143101: A freight train left a station at 12 noon going at a rate of 50 miles per hour. At 1 pm, a passenger train left the same station going south at the rate of 60 miles per hour. At what time were the trains 270 miles apart? \n" ); document.write( "
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Need to know the direction of the first train to solve this problem. \n" ); document.write( "
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