SOLUTION: A freight train left a station at 12 noon going at a rate of 50 miles per hour. At 1 pm, a passenger train left the same station going south at the rate of 60 miles per hour. At wh

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Question 143101: A freight train left a station at 12 noon going at a rate of 50 miles per hour. At 1 pm, a passenger train left the same station going south at the rate of 60 miles per hour. At what time were the trains 270 miles apart?
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Need to know the direction of the first train to solve this problem.