SOLUTION: a train leaves a station and travels 80 km/hr.Two hours later,a second train leaves on a parallel train track and travels at 110km/hr in the same direction. how far from the stati

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Question 873877: a train leaves a station and travels 80 km/hr.Two hours later,a second train leaves on a parallel train track and travels at 110km/hr in the same direction. how far from the station will they meet?
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Train I 80 km/h
Train II 110 km/h
Difference in time => 2.00 hours
Train I will have covered 160.00 km when Train II starts
catch up distance= 160.00 km
catch up speed = 110 -80
catch up speed = 30 km/h
Catch up time = catch up distance/catch up speed
catch up time= 5.33
catch up time= 5.33 hours
Train II speed = 110 km/h
Time to catch up = 5.33 hours
D=Speed * time
D= 110 * 5.33
D= 586.67 miles
Train II will catch up when it has traveled 586.67 miles