An express train travels 90 kilometers per hour from Smallville to Megatown. A local train takes 2.5 hours longer to travel the same distance at 50 kilometers per hour. How far apart are Smallville and Megatown.
Let 'x' equal time for mega train
Slower train time is x + 2.5
90 km/hr * x hr = Distance = (x+2.5)hr * 50 km/hr
90x =(x+2.5)50
90x = 50x + 125
40x = 125
x = 125/40 = 3 5/40 hr = 3 hours 7.5 min
3 5/40 hr * (90km/hr) = 281.25 km apart