Answer:
2.6 hours
2 hours 36 minutes.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the time be x hours
we know
distance = speed*time
speed of one train = 85 miles/hour
time = x hours
distance traveled by one train = 85*x = 85x miles
speed of one train = 95 miles/hour
time = x hours
distance traveled by other train = 95*x = 95x miles
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Given that
Two trains leave stations 468 miles apart at the same time and travel toward each other
Thus, together cover 468 miles.
distance traveled by one train + distance traveled by other train = 468
85x+95x = 468
=> 180x = 468
=> x = 468/180 = 2.6
Thus, it will take 2.6 hours to meet each other
we know 1 hour = 60 minutes
0.6 hour = 60*0.6 minutes = 36 minutes
Thus, we can also say that it took 2 hours 36 minutes to meet each other.
