SOLUTION: If train leave Texas at 11am and arrives at 2pm in Nevada, and another train leaves Nevada at 10am and passes through Texas at 1pm. What time will those two trains meet if both tra

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Question 132590: If train leave Texas at 11am and arrives at 2pm in Nevada, and another train leaves Nevada at 10am and passes through Texas at 1pm. What time will those two trains meet if both train are running at 105mph?
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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105*3=315 MILES BETWEEN THESE 2 PLACES.
105T+105(T-1)=315
105T+105T-105=315
210T=315+105
210T=420
T=420/210
T=2 HOURS AFTER THE FIRST TRAIN LEFT WHICH WOULD BE @ 12:00 PM THEY WILL MEET.