SOLUTION: Two trains traveling on a parallel tracks are going towards each other from a distance of 378 miles. If train 1 is moving 22mph and train 2 is moving 50nph, how long will it take

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Question 785353: Two trains traveling on a parallel tracks are going towards each other from a distance of 378 miles. If train 1 is moving 22mph and train 2 is moving 50nph, how long will it take for them to pass each other.
Answer by harpazo(655) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Both trains moving toward each other means times equals total distance given.
22x + 50x = 378
Let x = the time it will take both trains to pass each other
You can finish now.