SOLUTION: A train traveling 60 miles per hour leaves for a certain town. Two hours later, a car traveling at 70 miles per hour leaves for the same town and arrives at the same time as the tr

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Question 286658: A train traveling 60 miles per hour leaves for a certain town. Two hours later, a car traveling at 70 miles per hour leaves for the same town and arrives at the same time as the train. If both the train and the car traveled in a straight line, how far is the town from where they started?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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60*T=d
70*(T-2)=d
T=14
d=840miles