SOLUTION: A bus and a matatu start from Nairobi to kisii via narok at the same time marking a distance of 280km .The matatu averages 20km/h faster than the bus and reaches 96minutes earlier.

Question 1089807: A bus and a matatu start from Nairobi to kisii via narok at the same time marking a distance of 280km .The matatu averages 20km/h faster than the bus and reaches 96minutes earlier.determine speed of the bus

Answer by ikleyn(52787) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Let x be the speed of the bus, in km/h.

Then the speed of matatu (don't know what is it) is (x+20) km/h.


The time for bus is  hours.

That for matatu is  hours.


The condition says that


 =    (8/5 is 96 minutes =  hours).


To solve it, multiply both sides of your equation by 5x*(x+20). You will get


1400(x+20) - 1400x = 8x*(x+20).

Simplify and solve this quadratic equation.

Choose the positive root from the two.

Good luck !.

*** I solved it mentally and got the answers 50 km/h and 70 km/h ***

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