SOLUTION: Two trains leave stations 440 miles apart at the same time and travel toward each other. One train travels at 105 miles per hour while the other travels at 95 miles per

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Question 1033363: Two trains leave stations
440
miles apart at the same time and travel toward each other. One train travels at
105
miles per hour while the other travels at
95
miles per hour. How long will it take for the two trains to meet?

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Two trains leave stations 440
miles apart at the same time and travel toward each other. One train travels at
105
miles per hour while the other travels at 95
miles per hour. How long will it take for the two trains to meet?
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When going in opposite directions, the speeds are added.
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105 + 95 = 200 mi/hr
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d = r*t
t = d/r