SOLUTION: two trains are 450 miles apart heading toward eachother on parallel tracks train A is traveling at 35 mph and train B is traveling west at 45mph when will the trains pass eachother

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Question 487892: two trains are 450 miles apart heading toward eachother on parallel tracks train A is traveling at 35 mph and train B is traveling west at 45mph when will the trains pass eachother?
Found 2 solutions by chessace, stanbon:
Answer by chessace(471) About Me  (Show Source):
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The 450 mile distance is going to 0 at the rate of 35+45 MPH.
So it will take 450/80 hours = 5.625 hours or 5 H 37.5 M.

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
two trains are 450 miles apart heading toward eachother on parallel tracks train A is traveling at 35 mph and train B is traveling west at 45mph when will the trains pass each other?
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They are approaching one another at the rate of 35+45 = 80 mph
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time = distance/rate = 450/80 = 5 5/8 hrs.
= 5 hrs 37.5 minutes
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Cheers,
Stan H.