document.write( "Question 499532: A bus has to cover 72 Km in 1hr 30 minutes. However for the first 36 Km, speed was 54 Km/hr. At what speed must it travel for the rest of distance in order to complete the journey in time.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #337759 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 72 km ------------ 3/2 hour\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "First part -----36 km----------- 54 km/hr \n" ); document.write( "time = 36/54 = 2/3 hours\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Balance time to reach on time = 3/2-2/3= 5/6 hours\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Balance distance = 72-36 = 36 km\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Speed = distance/time \n" ); document.write( "speed = 36/(5/6) \n" ); document.write( "speed = 36* 6/5 \n" ); document.write( "speed = 43.2 km/h second part\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |