SOLUTION: A cattle train left the station and traveled east at an average speed of 25k/h. Sometime Later a diesel train traveling in the opposite direction with an average speed of 45k/h. Af
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Question 1143856: A cattle train left the station and traveled east at an average speed of 25k/h. Sometime Later a diesel train traveling in the opposite direction with an average speed of 45k/h. After the cattle train has been traveling for 13 hours the trains were 910km apart. Find the number of hours the diesel train traveled. Answer by ikleyn(52792) (Show Source):
The cattle train traveled the distance of 25*13 = 325 kilometers in 13 hours.
Hence, the diesel train traveled distance was 910 - 315 = 585 kilometers.
It implies that the diesel train traveled = 13 hours. ANSWER
By the way, it means that BOTH trains left the station SIMULTANEOUSLY.
