SOLUTION: The distance from Cleveland to Chicago is 345 mi. A train, traveling at 45 mi/hr leaves Chicago heading to Cleveland at the same time that another train, traveling 30 mi/hr, leaves

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Question 831522: The distance from Cleveland to Chicago is 345 mi. A train, traveling at 45 mi/hr leaves Chicago heading to Cleveland at the same time that another train, traveling 30 mi/hr, leaves Cleveland heading to Chicago. How far from Chicago will the two trains meet?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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The trains "meet" when the sum of their traveled distances is 345 miles. First, find when.

h is the time in hours until the trains "meet".
45h%2B30h=345
Solve for h.