document.write( "Question 1034734: \"Two trains leave a station at the same time. One train is traveling West at 60 km/h and the other is traveling at 55 km/h. In how many hours will they be 575 kilometers apart?\" Please help. I'm totally lost. \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "In what direction is the second train traveling?
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\n" ); document.write( "If train 1 is traveling west and train 2 is traveling east,
\n" ); document.write( "they are separating at (60km/h+55km/h) 115 km/h
\n" ); document.write( " $\"575+km%2F%28115km%2Fhr%29=5hours\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "If both trains are traveling west,
\n" ); document.write( "they are separating at (60km/h-55km/h) 5 km/hr
\n" ); document.write( " $\"575km%2F%285km%2Fh%29=115hours\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "Other times would depend on the relative direction of the trains.
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\n" ); document.write( "The only answer possible would be some time between 5 and 115 hours.
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