A classic problem called,"The Crow and the Trains" requires that you determine the total distance a crow would fly while flying back and forth between two converging trains.If you initially conceptualized it as a distance problem,it was very difficult to solve but if instead you framed the problem in terms of _________,it was relatively easy to arrive at the solution.

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If you framed the problem in terms of time, you would realize that the crow flies for the same amount of time both ways regardless of the speed of the trains. This means that the distance the crow flies is simply the product of its speed and the time it spends flying. Therefore, you can easily calculate the total distance the crow flies by multiplying its speed by the time it spends flying in one direction and then doubling that value.

A Classic Problem Called,"The Crow and the Trains" Requires That