SOLUTION: Train A travels 84 miles per hour. Train B travels 92 miles per hour. The two stations are 132 miles apart . How long after they leave do the trains meet

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Question 940315: Train A travels 84 miles per hour. Train B travels 92 miles per hour. The two stations are 132 miles apart . How long after they leave do the trains meet
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Think of this as one train standing still
and the other moving at the sum
of their speeds
Let +t+ = time in hrs for them to meet
+132+=+%28+92+%2B+132+%29%2At+
+132+=+224t+
+t+=+1.697+
and
+.697%2A60+=+41.8+
They meet in 1 hr 42 min