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Two trains leave stations 75 miles apart at the same time heading toward one another on parallel tracks. train a is traveling 60 miles per hour, while train b is going 65 miles per hour.how long after departure do the trains pass each other? a60 minutes b126 minutes c12.5 minutes d36 minutes

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the distance between them is 75 miles
after 1 hour the train will go 125 miles
125 miles.....1 hour
75 miles..........x hour
x=75/125=75/125*60=36 minutes

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