Problema Solution

A bus leaves town A traveling toward town B. At the same time a car leaves town B traveling toward town A. The speed of the bus is 50 mils per hour and the speed of the car is 60 miles per hour. the distance between the two towns is 2000 miles. How many hours until the bus and car meet?

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let bus and car meets in x hrs

(60*x +50*x) =2000 

  110x = 2000

  x 2000/110 = 200/11 = 18 2/11hrs