Question

Train A, traveling at 200 mph, leaves station A at 1 P.m. Train B, traveling at 300 mph, leaves station b at 3 P.m. Both stations are directly across from each other and X miles away. If the trains meet at 4 P.m., what is X?

Answer 1

I know that if Train A leaves at 1 traveling at 200 mph in 3 hours it would have traveled 600 miles. Though Train B is closer so it only takes 300 miles for Train B to meet up with Train A

Answer 2

Distance between both Station X is 900 miles

Explanation:

The stations are directly across from each other and X miles away.

X is the sum of the distance travel by train A + distance travel by train B

Train A

leaves station A at 1 P.m. meet Train B at 4 P.m= 3 hours

distance travel by train A= time x velocity

distance travel by train A=3 hours x 200 mph

distance travel by train A= 600 miles

Train B

Leaves station b at 3 P.m. meet Train A at 4 P.m= 1 hours

distance travel by train B= time x velocity

distance travel by train B=1 hours x 300 mph

distance travel by train B= 300 miles

Distance between both Station 600 miles+300 miles=900 miles