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anygoal [31]
3 years ago
9

Two trains 500 miles apart accidentally are on the same track heading toward each other. The passenger train is traveling 80 mph

while the freight train is traveling 40 mph. A dispatcher discovers the error and warns them 1 minute before they were to collide. How far apart, in miles, were they when they were warned?
Mathematics
1 answer:
Natalka [10]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

2 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

Their combined speed (speed of closure) is 80 mph + 40 mph = 120 mph.

120 mi/h = 120 mi/(60 min) = 2 mi/min

The distance between the trains at the 1-minute mark is ...

(1 min) · (2 mi/min) = 2 mi

They were warned when two miles apart.

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