SOLUTION: Two trains leave from stations that are 480 miles apart, at 6:00AM. Train A travels at 80 mph, while Train B travels at 60 mph. Around what time would the two trains pass eachother

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Question 504618: Two trains leave from stations that are 480 miles apart, at 6:00AM. Train A travels at 80 mph, while Train B travels at 60 mph. Around what time would the two trains pass eachother.
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Two trains leave from stations that are 480 miles apart, at 6:00AM. Train A travels at 80 mph, while Train B travels at 60 mph. Around what time would the two trains pass eachother.
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Their closiing speed is (80+60) = 140 mph
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Time = distance/rate
time = 480/140 = 3.4286 hrs = 3 hrs 25.71 minutes
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Clock time = 6 + 3hrs 26 min = 9:26AM
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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