document.write( "Question 1038729: 1.RAHUL TRAVELLED DISTANCE OF 185KM IN FOUR HOURS PARTLY IN HIS CAR AT SPEED OF 50KM/HR AND PARTLY BY BUS AT 40 KM/HR. FIND THE DISTANCE TRAVELLED BY HIM IN HIS CAR.
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document.write( "2.A PIPE CAN FILL A TANK IN 1.5 HRS AND ANOTHER PIPE CAN EMPTY IT IN 1.75 HRS. IN HOW MUCH TIME WILL THE TANK BE HALF FILLED. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #653429 by jorel555(1290)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 1)Let c=hours by car and b=hours by bus. Then \n" ); document.write( "50c+40(4-c)=185 \n" ); document.write( "50c+160-40c=185 \n" ); document.write( "10c=25 \n" ); document.write( "c=2.5 \n" ); document.write( "b=1.5!!!!!!! \n" ); document.write( "2)Assuming the pipes are running simultaneously, then: \n" ); document.write( "n/1.5-n/1.75=.5 \n" ); document.write( "1.75n-1.5n=1.3125 \n" ); document.write( ".25n=1.3125 \n" ); document.write( "n=5.25 hours before the tank is half full!!!!!!!!!!!! \n" ); document.write( " |