SOLUTION: Two trains leave a station at the same time, one traveling west at a rate of 60 kilometers per hour, and the other traveling east at 55 kilometers per hour. In how many hours will

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Question 873437: Two trains leave a station at the same time, one traveling west at a rate of 60 kilometers per hour, and the other traveling east at 55 kilometers per hour. In how many hours will they be 460 kilometers apart?
Equation & answer please. Thanks!
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Two trains leave a station at the same time, one traveling west at a rate of 60 kilometers per hour, and the other traveling east at 55 kilometers per hour. In how many hours will they be 460 kilometers apart?
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The trains are separating at a rate of 60+55 = 115 km/hr
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Equation:
time = distance/rate = 460/115 = 4 hours
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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