two trains , a and b , started simultaneously from opposite ends of a 120 - mile route and traveled toward each other on parallel tracks . train a , traveling at a constant rate , completed the 120 - mile trip in 6 hours ; train b , traveling at a constant rate , completed the 120 - mile trip in 4 hours . how many miles had train a traveled when it met train b ?
"as the ratio of the rates of a and b is 4 to 6 then the distance covered at the time of the meeting ( so after traveling the same time interval ) would also be in that ratio , which means that x would cover 4 / ( 4 + 6 ) = 4 / 10 of 120 miles : 120 * 4 / 10 = 48 miles . answer : c ."
multiply(divide(4, add(6, 4)), 120)