Atransit train from boston to new york and a passenger train from new york to boston departed at the same time, at 3: 00 pm. the distance between new york station and boston station is 280 miles. the speed of the transit train was 80 miles per hour. the speed of the passenger train was 60 miles per hour. at what time will the trains pass each other? be sure to say am or pm.

step-by-step explanation:

option a is correct.

step-by-step explanation:

scale factor: it is used to find proportional measurements.

proportions means having the same ratio.

scale factor is the ratio of the model measurement to the actual measurement in a simplest form.

or we can say that the ratio of any two corresponding lengths in two similar geometric figures

if the scale factor is more than 1, then it is an enlargement,

if the scale factor less than 1, then it is a reduction.

given the two geometric figure:

by definition of proportions, we have