SOLUTION: A bus takes 12 hours to travel the same distance that an airplane takes 1.5 hours. the average speed of the airplane is 120 miles per hour, 5 times faster than the bus. what is t

Question 205271: A bus takes 12 hours to travel the same distance that an airplane takes 1.5 hours. the average speed of the airplane is 120 miles per hour, 5 times faster than the bus. what is the average speed of the bus? Thanks
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A bus takes 12 hours to travel the same distance that an airplane takes 1.5 hours. the average speed of the airplane is 120 miles per hour, 5 times faster than the bus. what is the average speed of the bus? Thanks
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12 versus 1.5 hours is 8 times as fast.
5 times faster is 6 times as fast, so the avg speed of the bus is 20 mph.
One statement says 8 times as fast, the other say 6 times as fast.
They don't match.
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