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Question 706068: Hello, Can you help me with a problem, it states: Two trains start at the same point going in the same direction on parallel tracks. One train travels at 70 miles per hour and the other at 42 miles per hour. In how many hours will they be 154 miles apart? Thanks in advance!
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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The rate at which they are increasing the distance between them is 70 miles per hour minus 42 miles per hour, which is 28 miles per hour.