SOLUTION: The distance between City A and City B is 325 miles. A freight train leaves City A and travels toward City B at 45 miles per hour. At the same time, a passenger train leaves City B

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Question 262345: The distance between City A and City B is 325 miles. A freight train leaves City A and travels toward City B at 45 miles per hour. At the same time, a passenger train leaves City B and travels toward City A at 85 miles per hour. How long will it take the two trains to meet?
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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D=RT
325=(45+85)T
325=130T
T=325/130
T=2.5 HOURS THEY WILL MEET.