Question: Two trains are moving in the same direction on parallel tracks. Train A is 300 m long and moves at 10 m/s. Train B is

Two trains are moving in the same direction on parallel tracks. Train A is 300 m long and moves at 10 m/s. Train B is 250 m long and moves at 8 m/s. The front of train B is 1km ahead of the front of train A.

a) How long until the front of train A catches up to the rear of train B? (in minutes) b) For how long do the trains overlap (in hours)? b) For how long do the trains overlap (in hours)? Here by overlap we mean that the trains are next to each other on the tracks, that is, the entire time after the front of train A caught up to the rear of train B, but before the rear of train A escapes the front of train B.

c) How far does Train A travel while both trains overlap? (in metres)

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