document.write( "Question 200032: Trains A and B are traveling in the same direction on parallel tracks. Train A is traveling at 40 mph and train B is traveling at 44 mph. Train A passes a station at 5:10 PM. If train B passes the same stations at 5:40 PM, what time will 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 parallel tracks.
\n" ); document.write( " Train A is traveling at 40 mph and train B is traveling at 44 mph.
\n" ); document.write( " Train A passes a station at 5:10 PM.
\n" ); document.write( " If train B passes the same stations at 5:40 PM, what time will train B catch up with train A
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\n" ); document.write( "When train A passes the station, train B is .5 hrs from the station
\n" ); document.write( "At 44 mph, we can say; .5*44 = 22 mi is B's dist from Train A at 5:10
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\n" ); document.write( "Let t = time from 5:10 that train B catches train A
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\n" ); document.write( "Write a distance equation; (train B has to travel 22 mi further than train A)
\n" ); document.write( "44t = 40t + 22
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\n" ); document.write( "44t - 40t = 22
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\n" ); document.write( "4t = 22
\n" ); document.write( "t = \"22%2F4\"
\n" ); document.write( "t = 5.5 hrs for Train B to catch Train A
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\n" ); document.write( "The time:
\n" ); document.write( "5:10 + 5:30 = 10:40 PM
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\n" ); document.write( "Check solution by finding the distance traveled by each
\n" ); document.write( "Train B = 44 * 5.5 = 242 mi
\n" ); document.write( "Train A = 40 * 5.5 = 220 mi
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\n" ); document.write( "difference in dist: = 22 mi \n" ); document.write( "
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