SOLUTION: An 8m long bus, travelling at a speed of 30km/h, entered a tunnel. It to0k 3 minutes to come out completely the other end. Find the length of the tunnel.

Question 1090621: An 8m long bus, travelling at a speed of 30km/h, entered a tunnel. It to0k 3 minutes to come out completely the other end. Find the length of the tunnel.
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Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
An 8m long bus, travelling at a speed of 30km/h, entered a tunnel. It to0k 3 minutes to come out completely the other end. Find the length of the tunnel.
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30 km/hr = 0.5 km/min = 500 meter/min
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In 3 minutes the bus moves 3*500 = 1500 meters.
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The tunnel length = 1500 - 8 - 8 = 1484 meters

Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
An 8m long bus, travelling at a speed of 30km/h, entered a tunnel.
It to0k 3 minutes to come out completely the other end. Find the length of the tunnel.
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let x = the length of the tunnel in meters
then
(x+8) = the length of the tunnel and the bus
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Change 30 km/ hr to meters/min
= 500 m/min
:
= 3
x + 8 = 3*500
x = 1500 - 8
x = 1492 meters is the length of the tunnel

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