SOLUTION: It is 395 km from Ski Valley to Vancouver. Kim made the trip in 6 hours, travelling by bus and train. The train averaged 70 km/h and the bus 60 km/h. How much time was spent trave

Question 1173684: It is 395 km from Ski Valley to Vancouver. Kim made the trip in 6 hours, travelling by bus and
train. The train averaged 70 km/h and the bus 60 km/h. How much time was spent travelling by
train?
Answer by ikleyn(52847) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Let "t" be the time traveled by the train.


Then the time traveled by the bus was (6-t) hours.


Next, you write the total distance equation


    70t + 60*(6-t) = 395.


Finally, you solve this equation


    t =  = 3.5.


ANSWER.  3.5 hours by the train.

Solved.

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