SOLUTION: At 6:00 A.M., two trains leave from points 480 miles apart. The trains are moving toward each other on parallel tracks. One train is travelling at 80 miles per hour, and the other
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Question 691186: At 6:00 A.M., two trains leave from points 480 miles apart. The trains are moving toward each other on parallel tracks. One train is travelling at 80 miles per hour, and the other train is traveling at 60 miles per hour. What time will it be when the trains pass each other Answer by checkley79(3341) (Show Source):
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480=80T+60T
480=140T
T=840/140
T=6 HOURS AFTER THEY LEAVE THEY WILL MEET.
6AM+6HOURS=12 NOON.
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