Train A is traveling west at a speed of 45 mph. Train B is traveling on the same track headed east going 80 kph. The two trains are 6 miles apart. Train A has 600 people aboard, while train B only has 10 (the conductor, his wife, and their 8 children). There is a wind coming from the north ranging from 20-30 mph with gusts as high as 45 mph. The children riding on train A are between the ages of 5 and 17. There are only two of them, the rest are adults. Train B is hauling 50 tanker cars with 50,000 1bs of diesel fuel in each of them. Train A only has 5 cars, all of them are hauling goats. When train A and B eventually collide, how much many people will be left on train A?
2007-02-27 21:39:38 · 7 answers · asked by Skinny 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
600 people, even if they are scattered all over the area, they still belong to Train A
2007-02-27 21:48:39 · answer #1 · answered by Tiger Tracks 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The problem does not state if A is east of B heading west, so it is unknown if they will collide.
Also,
0 will be left on A, if there are: "600 people aboard" A and "Train A only has 5 cars, all of them are hauling goats" that means that all of those ppl must be on the roof, and any head on collision would launch them all.
2007-02-27 21:49:41 · answer #2 · answered by Digital Olive 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
we favor extra info! were there any time zone transformations? Is Hell on EST? Are they vacationing east and west? conserving they're east and west certain would not let us know which way they're vacationing, in simple terms the position they're going! Can 2 products truly depart an similar factor? as a replace of conserving 60 mph for 2 hours and 70 mph for 2 hours couldn't you in effortless words say one traveld one hundred and twenty miles and the different one hundred and forty?
2016-12-05 01:35:07 · answer #3 · answered by abigail 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
0....they wound up colliding on a bridge...in which both trains fell off....fell into the river....from there all people were okay and escaped from the recage...but dreadfully...ahead ....Niagra Falls....niagra falls and children ages 5-17 do not mix....sorry ...every kaboom bye bye
2007-02-27 21:45:41 · answer #4 · answered by chsbaseball0313 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I could spend a lot of time trying to figure this out, but my original thought was "who cares?" and i'm going to stick with that.
2007-02-27 21:45:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Roasted goats.
2007-02-27 21:44:39 · answer #6 · answered by lkraie 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
none
2007-03-02 15:46:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋