A commuter train leaves the Metro transit station at precisely 10:00 AM. You intend to board the same train at the next stop in Whistleville, located 14 miles away from the Metro transit station. The average speed of the commuter train is 35 mph. It takes you five minutes to walk from your apartment to the platform in Whistleville. What time should you leave the apartment in order to arrive at the platform at the same time as the train?

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Sean Henson

11 June, 11:11

A commuter train leaves the Metro transit station at precisely 10:00 AM. You intend to board the same train at the next stop in Whistleville, located 14 miles away from the Metro transit station. The average speed of the commuter train is 35 mph. It takes you five minutes to walk from your apartment to the platform in Whistleville. What time should you leave the apartment in order to arrive at the platform at the same time as the train?

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Maggie Walter · Answer 1

Distance between Metro transit station to Whitstleville = 14 miles

Average speed of train = 35 mph

Time of departure from metro = 10.00 AM

Time to the next station, t = d/s = 14/35 = 0.4 hrs = 24 minutes

Since it takes 5 minutes to the station, the traveler leaves the apartment at,

10.00 AM + (24-5 minutes) = 10.19 AM