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While traveling at 65 mph, a car passes a train from the back to the front in 2 minutes. At the same time, another car, also traveling at 65 mph, moves from the front to the back of the train in 10 seconds. If the train travels at a constant speed, how long is the train?
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Both are going at the same speed.
2 minutes = 120 seconds.
120 sec + 10 Sec = 130 seconds which shows an average of 65 seconds of travel.
65 seconds of travel at 65 mph =
65sec (1 min/60sec) (1 hour/60 min) (65miles/hour)= 1.7 miles
1.7 miles = 8976 feet.
The train is 8976 feet long.