Motion

A car and a bus set off toward each other from two locations 232 km apart. The car started at 7:10 at an average speed of 74 km/h. The bus started at 8:40 at an average speed of 48 km/h.

When did they meet?
How many kilometres had the bus travelled at the time of the meeting?

Result

x (hh:mm) = 9:40 Wrong answer
s2 =  47.6 km

Step-by-step explanation:

 Δt=(87)+601(4010)=1.5 h  s1+s2=232 v1(t+Δt)+v2t=232  t=74+4823274Δt=0.99 h x=7+60110+t+Δt=9.657 x=9:40
s2=v2t=480.99=47.6 km



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