How fast must a car travel to overtake a bus in 5 hours, if the bus is averaging 30 kilometers per hour and left 3 hours before the car?​

Respuesta :

Answer:

The car must move 48 km/h.

Step-by-Step Explanation

  • Denote x km/h the speed of the car.

5*x km while the bus for 5 hours travel the distance:

5*30=150 km ,since the bus left 3 hours before the car its total distance from the car is 150+3*30=240 km. The car overtake the bus when 5*x=240 where x=48 km/h.

Xerxis

Let the speed of the car be [tex]x[/tex] km/h

Car travel to overtake a bus in 5 hours = [tex]5*x[/tex] km

The bus for 5 hours travel the distance:

[tex]\longrightarrow 5*30=150 [/tex] km

Where the bus left 3 hours before the car its total distance from the car is :

[tex]\longrightarrow 150+3*30=240 [/tex] km

The car overtake the bus when [tex]5*x=240[/tex]

[tex]\Longrightarrow\sf{5*x= 240 }[/tex]

[tex]\Longrightarrow\sf{x = \frac{ \cancel{240}}{\cancel{5}} }[/tex]

[tex]\Longrightarrow\sf{x = \red{48} }[/tex]

Answer: The car must move 48 km/h.