A train leaves Lexington for Indianapolis, 200 miles awa
y, at 1:00 PM and averages 60 miles per
hour. A second train travelling on an adjacent track leaves I
ndianapolis for Lexington at 3:30 PM
and averages 40 miles per hour. At what time will the trains me
et? (Round to the nearest minute.)

Question

A train leaves Lexington for Indianapolis, 200 miles awa
y, at 1:00 PM and averages 60 miles per
hour. A second train travelling on an adjacent track leaves I
ndianapolis for Lexington at 3:30 PM
and averages 40 miles per hour. At what time will the trains me
et? (Round to the nearest minute.)

anonymous · Answer

they will meet only in lexington they will not meet in track becoz 1st train leaves at 1 and takes 3.3 hrs to reach \
2nd takes 5 hrs to go there and starts 2.5 hrs late