SOLUTION: A train leaves the statio at 6 pm traveling west at 80 mph. On a parallel tract a second train leaves The station 3 hrs later traveling west at 100 mph. At what time will the seco

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Question 780725: A train leaves the statio at 6 pm traveling west at 80 mph. On a parallel tract a second train leaves The station 3 hrs later traveling west at 100 mph. At what time will the second train catch up with the first?
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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240 mile lead
240/20=12 hrs to overtake
time 6am