document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=501616>Question 501616</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Trains A and B are traveling in the same direction on parallel tracks.  Train A is traveling at 60 mph.  Train B is traveling at 64 mph.  Train A passes a station at 1:15pm.  If Train B passes the same station at 1:45 pm at what time will train B catch up to Train A?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Speed of train B = 64mph\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "At 1:15PM Train A passes a station and train B passes the same station at 1:45PM.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Distance travelled by Train A from 1:15 pm to 1:45 pm = 60*1/2 = 30 miles.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Assume that it takes t hours from 1:45 PM for train B to catch train A <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let Distance travelled by train A in t hours = x miles - > equation 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Distance that train B should travel in t hours = x+ 30 miles -> equation 2( since train A is already 30miles ahead of train B)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "from equaion 1,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   x = 60t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "from equation 2,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   x+30 = 64t\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "substituting value of x,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   60t+ 30 = 64t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  4t = 30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=> t = 7.5 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Train B will take 7 and a half hours to cross train B<BR>\n" );
document.write( "At 9:15PM train B will cross train A (1:45 + 7:30)  </SPAN>\n" );
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