SOLUTION: If Joe boards a train in LA traveling 65 mph and Jane boards one in NY traveling 50 mph, distance is 2,778 miles, when will they intersect?

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Question 631557: If Joe boards a train in LA traveling 65 mph and Jane boards one in NY traveling 50 mph, distance is 2,778 miles, when will they intersect?
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Divide the distance by the sum of the speeds.

John

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