SOLUTION: Two trains leave a station at the same time and are traveling in opposite directions. One is traveling at a rate of 50km/HR and the other is traveling at a rate of 60km/HR. In how

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Question 948421: Two trains leave a station at the same time and are traveling in opposite directions. One is traveling at a rate of 50km/HR and the other is traveling at a rate of 60km/HR. In how many hours will the trains be 440 km apart
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The two trains are separating at a rate of 50km/hr+60 km/hr=110 km/hr.
To separate by 440 km would take 440km/110km/hr=4 hrs
ANSWER It would take four hours for the trains to be separated by 440 km.