a train leaves lexington for indianapolis, 200 miles away, at 2:00 PM and averages 60 mph. a second train travelling on an adjacent track leaves indianapolis for lexington at 4:30 PM and averages 40 mph. at what time will the trains meet?

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a train leaves lexington for indianapolis, 200 miles away, at 2:00 PM and averages 60 mph.  a second train travelling on an adjacent track leaves indianapolis for lexington at 4:30 PM and averages 40 mph.  at what time will the trains meet?

anonymous · Answer

the first train has already gone 150 miles by the time the second trains leaves the station, meaning together they only need to travel 50 more miles, so if both travel only half an hour, there is your extra 50 miles