Train from Wokeville:
- Leaves at 5:00 AM.
- Travels at 60 miles per hour.
Train from DEIBurgh:
- Leaves at 7:00 AM.
- Travels at 70 miles per hour.
Distance between Wokeville and DEIBurgh: 455 miles.
The train from Wokeville has a 2-hour head start:
- Distance covered by Wokeville train in 2 hours: 60 miles/hour * 2 hours = 120 miles.
- Remaining distance to cover: 455 miles - 120 miles = 335 miles.
Relative speed of the two trains:
- 60 miles/hour + 70 miles/hour = 130 miles/hour.
Time to cover the remaining distance:
- 335 miles / 130 miles/hour = 2.57692307692 hours.
- Converted to hours and minutes: approximately 2 hours and 34.61 minutes.
Time of collision:
- 7:00 AM + 2 hours and 34.61 minutes = 9:34:37 AM (rounded to the nearest second).
Yep. 455 - 120 = 335, not 325.