Question

A bus and a car were travelling from city X to city Y. The average speed of bus was 60 km/h and the car
arrived 1 hour 30 min earlier to the bus. If city X and Y were 300 km apart, find the average speed of the car.

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Answer 1

Answer:

Average Speed of Car = 85.71 km/h

Step-by-step explanation:

Distance = 300 km

Speed(Bus) = 60 km/h

Time(Bus) = x hours

60x = 300 . So, x = 5

Time(Bus) = 5 h

Speed(Car) = y km/h

Time(Car) = 5h - 1.5 h = 3.5 h

3.5 y = 300 . So, y = 85.71

Speed of Car = 85.71 km/h