SOLUTION: a freight train leaves the depot traveling at 11mph. A second freight train leaves the same depot an hour later and catches the first train after 5 hours. How far away are the tw

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Question 340327: a freight train leaves the depot traveling at 11mph. A second freight train leaves the same depot an hour later and catches the first train after 5 hours. How far away are the two trains from the depot?

Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Rate*Time=Distance
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During that hour, the first train moved 11 miles.
D1=11%2B11t
D2=R2%2At
In 5 hours, D1=D2=D,
D=11%2B11%285%29
D=11%2B55
highlight%28D=66%29 miles