Problema Solution

You and your friend left a bus terminal at the same time and traveled in opposite directions. Your bus was in heavy traffic and had to travel 20 miles per hour slower than you friend's bus. After 3 hours, the buses were 270 miles apart. How fast was each bus going?

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let


v = the average speed of your bus


v + 20 = the average speed of your friend's bus


t = 3 hr the time of the travel


since distance = speed*time we have


v*t + (v + 20)*t = 270


3v + 3(v + 20) = 270


by solving we find:


v = 35 mph


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35 + 20 = 55 mph


the average speeds of the buses were 35 mph and 55 mph.