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A freight train leaves a station traveling 60 miles per hour. Thirty mintues later a passenger train leaves the station in the same direction on
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Question 221563: I need help with the following:
A freight train leaves a station traveling 60 miles per hour. Thirty mintues later a passenger train leaves the station in the same direction on a parallel track at a speed of 72 miles per hour. How long will it take the passenger train to catch the freight train?
I either get 42 mintues or 75 minutes not sure. Found 2 solutions by rfer, bagyo:Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source):
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