Question 366903: At 8:00 A.M., a train leaves a station and travels at a rate of 45 mph. At 9:00 A.M., a second train leaves the same station on the same track and travels in the direction of the first train at a speed of 60 mph. At 10:00 A.M., how far apart are the two trains ?
Answer by mananth(16946)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! At 8:00 A.M., a train leaves a station and travels at a rate of 45 mph. At 9:00 A.M., a second train leaves the same station on the same track and travels in the direction of the first train at a speed of 60 mph. At 10:00 A.M., how far apart are the two trains ?
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Train A starts 8.00 am @ 45 mph
Train B starts @ 9.00 am 60 mph
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in 2 hours Train A has travelled 90 miles.
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Train B in 1 hour travels 60 miles
so they are 90-60 miles apart
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m.ananth@hotmail.ca
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