SOLUTION: A bus travels 300 kilometers at a given speed. If the speed is increased by 5 kilometers per hour, the trip will be reduced by two hours. What is the speed?

Question 1187409: A bus travels 300 kilometers at a given speed. If the speed is increased by 5 kilometers per hour, the trip will be reduced by two hours. What is the speed?
Answer by ikleyn(52786) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The "time" equation is


     -  = 2  hours.


Reduce it to a quadratic equation and solve using the quadratic formula or factoring.


ANSWER.  The speed of the bus was 25 km/h.

Solved.

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