SOLUTION: The distance between two cities is 180 km. The distance was covered by a car at a rate of 50 km/h, by a bus at 45 km/h, by a truck at 40 km/h, and by a bicycle at 25 km/h. How long

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Question 1150139: The distance between two cities is 180 km. The distance was covered by a car at a rate of 50 km/h, by a bus at 45 km/h, by a truck at 40 km/h, and by a bicycle at 25 km/h. How long did each take to travel the entire distance? Are speed and time directly proportional or inversely proportional? What is the constant of variation?
Answer Format: Car: _____ hrs, bus: _____ hrs, truck: _____ hrs, bicycle: _____ hrs
Speed and time are (inversely or directly) proportional.
The constant of variation is ________.

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To answer the question "how long", divide the entire distance by the rate.