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document.write( "A car leaves Centralia for Chicago at the same time a passenger train leaves Chicago for Centralia. The freight train travels at a speed of 45 mi/hr, and the passenger train travels at a speed of 64 mi/hr. If Chicago and Centralia are 218 mi apart, how long will it take for the trains to meet? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #612824 by josgarithmetic(39620)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! You are looking for the sum of the distances traveled is equal to 218 mile distance between the two cities. RT=D relates speed, time, and distance. \n" ); document.write( "(Do you need more?) \n" ); document.write( " |