Question

A. A bus takes 15 hours to travel from town X to town Y and 12 hours to travel from town Y to Z
TOWN Z
520 km
TOWN 'X'
TOWN Y
700 km
a) Calculate the speed of the bus from town 'X' to town 'Y'.
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Answer 1

Answer:

The speed of the bus from town X to Town Y is $46.67$ km/hr.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given: The bus takes $15$ hours to travel from town X to town Y.

           The bus takes $12$ hours to travel from town Y to town Z.

            The number of kilometers from Town Z to Town X $520 kms$.

              The number of kilometers from Town X to Town Y $700kms$.

To find The speed of the bus from Town X to Town Y,

Solution:

• The distance between both the points Town X and town Y is $700 kms$.
• The number of hours taken for travel between these points is $15$ hours.
• Speed of the bus $\frac{Distance travelled}{Time taken}$
• The speed is $\frac{700}{15} = 46.67$
• Therefore, the speed of the bus from Town X to Town Y is $46.67$ km/hr.

PROJECT CODE: #SPJ1