SOLUTION: A car starts with the speed 60 km/hr from prayad at 3 p.m. After 1 hour a second car starts with the speed 80 km/hr on the same track to cross to the first car. After how many kms
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Question 567271: A car starts with the speed 60 km/hr from prayad at 3 p.m. After 1 hour a second car starts with the speed 80 km/hr on the same track to cross to the first car. After how many kms the second car wil meet the first?
Found 2 solutions by mananth, josmiceli:
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Car A speed = 60 km/h
Car B speed = 80 km/h
when car B starts Car A has traveled 60 km
Let the distance they meet be x km
they are going in the same direction
subtract their speeds 80-60=20 km/h
Time taken by car A = time taken by Car B
(x-60)/60 = x/80
80(x-60)=60x
80x-480=60x
80x-60x= 480
20x=480
/20
x= 24 km
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The 1st car gets a head start of hr
In hr, it travels km
Count time when the 2nd car leaves.
Let = time in hours until they meet
Let = distance 2nd car travels until they meet
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Equation for 2nd car:
Equation for 1st car:
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By substitution:
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When both cars have traveled 240 km,
they will meet
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