Chapter 2 Mathematics Problem Solving: Make a Table or Chart
 
 

At 9:00 a.m., a train traveling 50 miles per hour (mph) leaves Promontory Point for Sacramento. At noon, another train, on the same track and traveling 65 mph, leaves Promontory Point for Sacramento.

  1. At what time did the second train overtake the first train?

  2. How many miles from Promontory Point were they?

Make a table or chart to explain your data:

Time

First Train

Second Train

9:00

Leaves

 

10:00

50 miles

0 miles