SOLUTION: Hi The ratio between the speed of a train and a car is 18:3 respectively. Also a bus covered 480km in 12 hours. The speed of the bus is 5/9ths the speed of the train. How much dis

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Question 1179631: Hi
The ratio between the speed of a train and a car is 18:3 respectively. Also a bus covered 480km in 12 hours. The speed of the bus is 5/9ths the speed of the train. How much distance will the car travel in 5 hours.
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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               SPEED         TIME       DIST.

Train           18k

Car              3k

Bus             40            12        480

40=%285%2F9%2918k------"speed of the bus is 5/9ths the speed of the train. "

k=40%2A9%2F%285%2A18%29

k=8%2A%281%2F2%29

k=4
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This means then car speed is 3%2A4=12, kilometers per hour.
Car will go 60 kilometers in five hours.