SOLUTION: Nan and Peg were traveling to NYC to attend a conference. They were unable to buy seats on the same train. nan left at 10 am and her train traveled at 68 mph. Peg left from the

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Question 10765: Nan and Peg were traveling to NYC to attend a conference. They were unable to buy seats on the same train. nan left at 10 am and her train traveled at 68 mph. Peg left from the same station but at 11:30 am. Her train traveled 60 mph. At what time did the train that Peg was on catch up to the train Nanwas on.
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Answer by prince_abubu(198) About Me  (Show Source):
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I think that you need to check your figures again. If Nan's train left earlier and it travelled at a faster speed than Peg's train that left 1.5 hours later, there is NO WAY that Peg's slower train will ever catch up. That's like the tortoise vs. the hare race when you give the hare (the faster runner) a head start.