document.write( "Question 163033: trains A and B are traveling in the same direction on the parallel tracks. train A is traveling 80 miles per hour and train B is traveling at 90 miles per hour. Train A passed a station at 1:20am if train B passes the same station at 1:32am At what time till train B catch up with train A? \n" ); document.write( "

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trains A and B are traveling in the same direction on the parallel tracks. train A is traveling 80 miles per hour and train B is traveling at 90 miles per hour. Train A passed a station at 1:20am if train B passes the same station at 1:32am At what time will train B catch up with train A?
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\n" ); document.write( "An easy to do this is use the relative speed between the trains which is:
\n" ); document.write( "90 - 80 = 10 mph
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\n" ); document.write( "At 1:20 Train B is 12 min behind A
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"12%2F60\"$ *90 = 18 mi
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\n" ); document.write( "At the relative speed of 10 mph, how long will it take to cover 18 mi?
\n" ); document.write( " $\"18%2F10\"$ = 1.8 hrs which is 1 hr 48 min
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\n" ); document.write( "1:20 + 1:48 = 3:02 train b catches train a
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