document.write( "Question 857654: Train one leaves from station A towards station B at a speed of 50 km/hr . Train two also leaves from station A towards station B 6 hr after train one leaves. Train two travels at a speed of 125 km /hr .for how many hours does train one travel before it is overtaken by train two . \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #516703 by richwmiller(17219)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Train 1 has traveled for 6 hours at 50 kph and has gone 300 km. \n" ); document.write( "Train 2 will go 75 kph faster than train 1 \n" ); document.write( "Train 2 will take 4 hours to catch up. \n" ); document.write( "6*50=300 \n" ); document.write( "125-50=75 \n" ); document.write( "75x=300 \n" ); document.write( "x=4\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |