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Two trains leave the station at the same time going in opposite directions. one of the trains travels at 90 mph and the other is traveling at 120 mph. after how many hours will they be 735 miles apart?

User Macke
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Answer: 3.5

Step-by-step explanation:

210miles

735miles

divide 735/210= 3.5

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User Arsen Alexanyan
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Answer: 6.125 hour


Step-by-step explanation:

Train 1 ===> 1 hour = 90 miles
Train 2 ===> 1 hour = 120 miles

1 hour = 90 + 120 = 210 miles apart

210 miles = 1 hour
735 miles = 735 รท 210 = 6.125 hours
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