document.write( "Question 1072030: Two trains leave the station at the same time, one heading east and the other west. The eastbound train travels at 95 miles per hour. The westbound train travels at 85 miles per hour. How long will it take for the two trains to be 216 miles apart? \n" ); document.write( "

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The distance between them grows at a rate of $\"95%2B85=180\"$ $\"mph\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"180%2At=216\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"t=216%2F180\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "1 hr, 12 min. \n" ); document.write( "

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