The answer is A
there is not enough hours to build everything and A has the right equation
95x=85x+288
You could add 288 to any side, it just shows that they're 288 miles apart.
Let's subtract 85x from both sides.
10x=288
28.8=x
It'll take 28.8 hours for the trains to meet. Let's make sure.
28.8×95
2,736
28.8×85
2,448
2,736-2,448
288
So, they'll meet up after 28.8 miles.
The prime factorization of 18 is: 2 x 3 x 3.
The prime factorization of 45 is: 3 x 3 x 5.
The prime factors and multiplicities 18 and 45 have in common are: 3 x 3.
3 x 3 is the gcf of 18 and 45.
gcf(18,45) = 9.
