Dayna: help me answer this hard problem?
This is the problem: There are 2 trains, Train A and Train B.Train A is going to go west at 60 mph.Train B is going to go east at 50 mph.They are 100 miles apart.Both trains will leave at 9:00.What time will the trains meet?
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Answer by Roger
Assuming that Train A starts east of Train B then the answer is the following
50 + 60 = 110 mph (the rate at which the trains are converging
100 miles / 110 milesperhour = 0.909090.. hours
0.909090 hours *60 mins/hour = 54 mins
So they will meet at 9:54.
If on the other hand Train A is west of Train B to start they will be heading in opposite directions and will never meet
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