Problema Solution

how long will it take a bus traveling at 60 miles per hour to overtake the car traveling at 40 mph if the car had a 1.5 hour head star

Answer provided by our tutors

Let, x be the hour in which the bus overtakes the car

According to the question, we can write the following equation,

60*x = 40*x +40*1.5

60x - 40x = 60

20x=60

x=3 hrs