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The old miles an hour question, plz help me out!?

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trains a and b are traveling in the same direction on parallel tracks. train A is traveling 100 mph and train B is traveling 110 mph. Train A passes the train station at 6:20 AM and train B passes the station at 6:32am. When will train B catch up to train A? I know it is going to be AM, unless I am wrong. I have done this 3 times and keep getting a different answer. Can someone please help me out?

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  1. well their speed difference is

    110 mph - 100 mph = 10 mph

    and their arivaltime difference is

    6:32 am - 6:20 am = 12 min  = 1/5h or 0.2h

    in this time will the first train, travel about s=v*t = 100mph * 0.2h = 20 miles

    the question is now

    how long do you need to travel 20 miles with just a  speed of 10mph ( difference)

    again

    s=v*t

    t=2h

    so it takes another 2hours

    answer = 8:32 am


  2. i think it is 8:32 am

    at 6:32 train A is 20 mile further than train B ( 12 min is 1/5 of an hour which is 20 miles when speed is 100 mph)

    so at 6:32 train B needs to make up twenty mile which it is traveling 10 mph faster.

    so i think in 2 hours it will catch up

  3. 12 minutes = (1/5) hour

    train A travels 100(1/5) = 20 miles in 1/5 of an hour

    So train A is 20 miles from the station when train B arrives

    D1 = distance train 1 travles = 20 + 100t

    D2 = distance train 2 travels = 110t

    These must be equal

    D1 = D2

    20 + 100t = 110t

    10t = 20

    t = 2hours

    Train B will catch up to train A in 2 hours so this will be at 8:32 AM

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