SOLUTION: two towns T and S are 300km apart. Two busses A and B Started from T at the same time travelling towards S. Bus B travelling at an average speed of 10km/hr greater than that of A r

Question 1100999: two towns T and S are 300km apart. Two busses A and B Started from T at the same time travelling towards S. Bus B travelling at an average speed of 10km/hr greater than that of A reached S One and a quarter hours earlier.
i) find the average speed of A ?
ii) how far was A from T When B reached S ?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

BUS SPEED TIMES DISTANCE A r 300/r 300 B r+10 300/(r+10) 300 DIFFERENCE

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Bus B travelling at an average speed of 10km/hr greater than that of A reached S One and a quarter hours earlier.
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Answer by ikleyn(52908) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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- = - = - = - = 240r + 2400 - 240r = = = = = i) The speed of the bus A r = = 44.244 km/h. ii) The distance under the question = = = 55.305 km.

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