Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter P - Section P.8 - Modeling with Equations - Exercise Set - Page 124: 47

Answer

Car $50\ mph$, bus $30\ mph$.

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Assume the average velocity of the car is $x$ miles per hour; then the average velocity of the bus is $x-20$ miles per hour. Step 2. For the same amount of time $t$, we have $t=\frac{300}{x}=\frac{180}{x-20}$, which gives $\frac{5}{x}=\frac{3}{x-20}$ Step 3. Cross multiply the above equation to get $5x-100=3x$. Thus we have $x=50\ mph$ and $x-20=30\ mph$.
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