document.write( "Question 771527: Two trains A and B with average rates of 50 mph and 60 mph, respectively, leave two train stations 770 miles away at 8:00 A.M. and move toward each other on parallel tracks. At what time will they meet? \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "Since the trains are travelling towards each other, the distance between them\r\n" );
document.write( "is reduced by the SUM of their speeds. Every hour, the two trains will be (50+60) \r\n" );
document.write( "i.e. 110 miles closer to each other.\r\n" );
document.write( "Since the initial distance is 770 miles, the time taken to cover that and for the\r\n" );
document.write( "two trains to meet would be given by time = distance / speed\r\n" );
document.write( "= 770/110 = 7 hours.\r\n" );
document.write( "Since they start at 8 a.m., they would meet 7 hours later at 3 p.m.\r\n" );
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