A cattle train left the station and traveled toward the fueling station at an average speed of 18 km/h. A passenger train left sometime later traveling in the opposite direction with an average spccd of 22 km/h. After the cattle train had traveled for two hours the trains were 80 km apart, How long did the passenger train travel?

A cattle train left the station and traveled toward the fueling station at an average speed of 18 km/h. A passenger train left sometime later traveling in the opposite direction with an average spccd of 22 km/h. After the cattle train had traveled for two hours the trains were 80 km apart, How long did the passenger train travel?

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