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Question 936955: A one-half mile long train is moving at 45 mph when it passes a car traveling in the opposite direction at 60 mph. To the nearest second, how many seconds until the last car of the train is past the car? Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A one-half mile long train is moving at 45 mph when it passes a car traveling in the opposite direction at 60 mph.
To the nearest second, how many seconds until the last car of the train is past the car?
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The relative speed of the train and the car: 45+60 = 105 mph
How long to travel 1/2 mile at this speed * 3600 = 17.143 seconds
