Question 530455
wo trains leave simultaneously from stations that are 360 miles apart. If one train is traveling at 40 miles per hour and the other is traveling 50 miles per hour, how far (along the track) from the nearest station will they meet?
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apply the distance formula: d=rt
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first, determine the time traveled before they mee50t:
Let x = time (hours) before they meet
then 
40x + 50x = 360
90x = 360
x = 4 hours
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distance from nearest station is equivalent to distance traveled by the slower train:
distance = 40(4) = 160 miles