SOLUTION: A passenger bus starts out and travels at 65 kph. three hours later a car starts out from the same place and overtakes the bus in 8 hours and 14 minutes. What is the rate of the ca
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Question 717819: A passenger bus starts out and travels at 65 kph. three hours later a car starts out from the same place and overtakes the bus in 8 hours and 14 minutes. What is the rate of the car?
Answer by checkley79(3341) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
D=RT
D=R(8.233) FOR THE CAR.
D=65(8.233+3) FOR THE BUS.
65(11.233)=8.233R
696.446=8.233R
R=696.446/8.233
R=84.59 KPH FOR THE CAR'S SPEED.
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