SOLUTION: THE DISTANCE BTW TOWNS M AND M IS 280KM, A CAR AND A LORRY CTRAVEL FROM M TO N. THE AVERAGE SPEED FOR THE LORRY 20KM/HR LESS THAN THAT OF THE CAR. THE LORRY TAKES 1 HR 10MIN MORE T

Question 1101374: THE DISTANCE BTW TOWNS M AND M IS 280KM, A CAR AND A LORRY CTRAVEL FROM M TO N. THE AVERAGE SPEED FOR THE LORRY 20KM/HR LESS THAN THAT OF THE CAR. THE LORRY TAKES 1 HR 10MIN MORE THAN THE CARTO TRAVEL FROM M TO N.
A) IF THE SPEED OF THE LORRY IS X KM/HR , FIND X?
B) THE LORRY LEFT TOWN M AT 8:15AM . THE CAR LEFT TOWN M LATER AND OVERTOOK THE LORRY AT 12:15PM. CALCULATE THE TIME THE CAR LEFT TOWN M.

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Answer by josgarithmetic(39626) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
~~Part B makes the question part A answerable. Otherwise the description gives one equation in two unknowns.~~
Problem description inconsistent or incomplete.
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