Towns A and B are 400 miles apart. If a train leaves A in the direction of B at 50 miles

per hour, how long will it take before that train meets another train, going from B to A,

at a speed of 30 miles per hour?

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Evie Aguilar

Mathematics

21 February, 03:50

Towns A and B are 400 miles apart. If a train leaves A in the direction of B at 50 miles

per hour, how long will it take before that train meets another train, going from B to A,

at a speed of 30 miles per hour?

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Malik James · Answer 1

From A : 50/hour. * x (hour)

From B : 30/hour * x (hour)

50 * x + 30 * x = 400

80 * x=400

x=5 (hour)

Then the train from A will make 50 * 5=250 miles

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Towns A and B are 400 miles apart. If a train leaves A in the direction of B at 50 milesper hour, how long will it take before that train meets another train, going from B to A,at a speed of 30 miles per hour?

Towns A and B are 400 miles apart. If a train leaves A in the direction of B at 50 miles

per hour, how long will it take before that train meets another train, going from B to A,

at a speed of 30 miles per hour?