At noon a train leaves Washington, D.C., headed for Charleston, South Carolina, a distance of 500 mi. The train travels at a spe
ed of 44 mph. At 1 P.M. a second train leaves Charleston headed for Washington, D.C., traveling at 32 mph. How long after the train leaves Charleston will the two trains pass each other?
Firstly, it is important to know where the train that leaves Washington will get after one hour since they didn't start at the same time between noon and 1 is 1 hour.
Speed = distance / time
Distance = speed * time
The distance S = 44 * 1
S= 44m
To determine the time they will pass each other
500(total distance)- 44 ( distance gotten to in 1 hour) - d(the distance it willl pass each other =44* t(time the train will pass each other.
