SOLUTION: Two trains leave a station. One train is traveling north at 60mph and the other is traveling south at 54mph. In how many hours will the two trains be 342 miles apart?

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Question 219694: Two trains leave a station. One train is traveling north at 60mph and the other is traveling south at 54mph. In how many hours will the two trains be 342 miles apart?
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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60t+54t=342
114t=342
t=342/114
t=3 hours ans.
Proof:
60*3+54*3=342
180+162=342
342=342