Question

A train left Jonah's town and traveled for 4 hours and 54 minutes to Lancaster. Then it traveled 3 hours and 26 minutes and arrived in Richmond at 5:36 A.M. What time did the train leave Jonah's town?

Answer 1

To calculate the time the train left Jonah's town, we need to work backwards from the arrival time in Richmond.

If the train arrived in Richmond at 5:36 AM and traveled for 3 hours and 26 minutes, it means it left Lancaster at 2:10 AM (5:36 AM - 3 hours 26 minutes).

Before that, the train traveled for 4 hours and 54 minutes from Jonah's town to Lancaster. Therefore, it left Jonah's town at 9:16 PM (2:10 AM - 4 hours 54 minutes).

So, the train left Jonah's town at 9:16 PM.