05 May 08 15:41, Cindy Haglund wrote to Roy Witt:

 CH>> Two trains. Parallel tracks. They start 400 miles apart.
 CH>> One train takes off at 6 AM at 40 mph
 CH>> The other train takes off at 7 Am at 50 mph.
 CH>> when do they pass each other.

 a>>> who cares
 b>>> in the middle somewhere
 c>>> go away

 RW>> If they're headed for each other: when each train has traveled 200
 RW>> miles.

 RW>> The 50mph train would meet the 40mph train in it's 4th hour of
 RW>> travel, while the 40mph train would be in it's 5th hour of travel.

 CH> Yes they're started 400 miles apart. okay so what time do they pass
 CH> each other? :) You didn't answer the question. 11?

I did answer that eleswhere here, in two different scenarios.

                R\%/itt



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