Question

Yesterday at 1:00 P.M., Maria’s train was 42 miles north of Gull’s Beach, traveling north at an average speed of 90 mph. At the same time on the adjacent track, Elena’s train was 6 miles north of Gull’s Beach, traveling north at an average speed of 101 mph. To the nearest hundredth of an hour, after how much time will the trains meet up? 0.23 hours 0.31 hours 3.27 hours 4.36 hours

Answer 1

Answer:

3.27 hours

Step-by-step explanation:

Calculate the difference in speed and distance between the trains.

The relative speed:

101 - 90 = 11 mph

Difference in distance:

42 - 6 = 36 miles

$time=\frac{distance}{speed}$

$t=\frac{36}{11}$

$t = 3.27$