Homework Help: math-word problem- PLEASE CHECK MY ANSWER

Posted by KiKi on Sunday, March 28, 2010 at 8:06pm.

Train A and B are traveling in the same direction on parallel tracks. Train A is traveling at 100 miles per hour and train B is traveling at 120 miles per hour. Train A passes a station at 5:20am. If train B passes the same station at 5:35 am, at what time will train B catch up to train A?

Train B would catch up to train A at 7:07am? is this correct

math-word problem- PLEASE CHECK MY ANSWER - bobpursley, Sunday, March 28, 2010 at 8:17pm
distance apart at station =100mph*1/4hr

relative velocity= distance/time
time= 25mi/20mph=5/4 hr Add that to 5:35
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