SOLUTION: 13 A bus traveled 40 miles during the second hour of a trip. This was 1/3 more than the distance traveled during the first hour. In the third hour the bus traveled a distance that

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A bus traveled 40 miles during the second hour of a trip. This was 1/3 more than the distance traveled during the first hour. In the third hour the bus traveled a distance that was 1/4 more than in the second hour. What was the total distance that the bus traveled in 3 hours?
60 miles
80 miles
120 miles
100 miles
130 miles
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A bus traveled 40 miles during the second hour of a trip. This was 1/3 more than the distance traveled during the first hour. In the third hour the bus traveled a distance that was 1/4 more than in the second hour. What was the total distance that the bus traveled in 3 hours?
60 miles
80 miles
120 miles
100 miles
130 miles
Distance in 2nd hour: 40 miles

Distance in 1st hour: 

Distance in 3rd hour: 

Total distance:  

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