SOLUTION: An eastbound train averaging 60 miles per hour and a westbound train averaging 50 miles per hour depart from different cities at the same time heading toward each other on parallel
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Question 873619: An eastbound train averaging 60 miles per hour and a westbound train averaging 50 miles per hour depart from different cities at the same time heading toward each other on parallel tracks.
If they pass each other 3 hours after they departed, what is the distance between the two cities? Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! An eastbound train averaging 60 miles per hour and a westbound train averaging 50 miles per hour depart from different cities at the same time heading toward each other on parallel tracks.
If they pass each other 3 hours after they departed, what is the distance between the two cities?
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applying the distance formula of d=rt
"distance traveled by eastbound" + "distance traveled by westbound"
3(60) + 3(50)
180 + 150
330 miles (distance between the two cities)
