Train A and Train B are traveling in the same direction on parrallel tracks?

SmileyPooh: Train A and Train B are traveling in the same direction on parrallel tracks. Train A is traveling 40 miles?
Train A and Train B are traveling in the same direction on parrallel tracks. Train A is traveling 40 miles per hour and Train B at 48 miles per hour. Train A passes a station at 3:20 A.M. If Train B passes the same station at 3:50 A.M. at what time will Train B catch up to Train A?

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Answer by John L
Hmmn. It’ll be in plenty of time for breakfast.

If you want more answers to your homework, feel free to ask.

Answer by Sam
120 mile later
Wild guess 😉

Answer by Andy
This is simple math here.I’ll give you hint.At 3:50 am train A is 20 miles ahead of B.Train B is gaining on B at the rate of 8 miles per hour.So put on your thinking cap and let er rip.

Answer by DER ALTE FIRZ
May I say something? Thank you. Why don’t you do your own homework? We who spend time in this section of answers REALLY get tired of this type of question.

Or to put it another way,,,,Who the HECK cares?

Answer by James
It’s not very likely 2 trains would be operating on 2 different tracks going the same direction. It’s even more unlikely that they would be operating the same direction, different tracks and so close together. Tell your teacher to come up with more plausible scenarios.

Answer by PennyLeeD2
At 3:20-3:50 AM, where on earth would two trains be passing each other in the same direction? Certainly not on Amtrak, or even on the New York Subway. There’s not enough passenger demand to justify an express and a local on the same routes. Plus there’s no details on numbers of stations, which slow down the trains.

Of course, they could be freight trains. But freight doesn’t usually move on tracks with stations so close together.

Tell your teacher this is a silly problem. Or ask in Homework Help, where there aren’t people who know about actual trains.