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22 August, 14:01

A train traveling 50 mph left a station 30 minutes before a second train running at 55 mph. How soon did the second train overtake the firstIf 50x represents the distance the slower train travels, then the faster train travels?

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  1. 22 August, 17:24
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    Train A : 50 mph

    Train B : 55 mph

    After 30 mins train A has travelled 25 miles

    Relative speed of trains is 5 mph

    Consider train A at rest and train B at 5 mph

    t = 25 / 5 h

    t = 5 h

    Second train overtakes after 5 h
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