SOLUTION: Hi The ratio between the speed of a train and a car is 18:3 respectively. Also a bus covered 480km in 12 hours. The speed of the bus is 5/9ths the speed of the train. How much dis

Question 1179631: Hi
The ratio between the speed of a train and a car is 18:3 respectively. Also a bus covered 480km in 12 hours. The speed of the bus is 5/9ths the speed of the train. How much distance will the car travel in 5 hours.
Thanks
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

               SPEED         TIME       DIST.

Train           18k

Car              3k

Bus             40            12        480

------"speed of the bus is 5/9ths the speed of the train. "

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This means then car speed is , kilometers per hour.
Car will go 60 kilometers in five hours.
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