SOLUTION: Two trains leave the station at the same time, one heading east and the other west. The eastbound train travels at 80 mph. The westbound train travels at 90 mph. How long will it

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Question 1056983: Two trains leave the station at the same time, one heading east and the other west. The eastbound train travels at 80 mph. The westbound train travels at 90 mph. How long will it take for the two trains to be at 374 miles apart?
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Two trains leave the station at the same time, one heading east and the other west. The eastbound train travels at 80 mph.
The westbound train travels at 90 mph. How long will it take for the two trains to be at 374 miles apart?
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374%2F%2880%2B90%29 hours = 374%2F170 hours = 2 34%2F170 hours = 2 2%2F5 hours = 2 hours 24 minutes.