A car travelling from Town X to Town Y passed a van halfway.The van was travelling in the opposite direction at a uniform speed of 40 km/h.2.5 hours later,the car reached Town Y and the van was still 25 km from Town X.Find the distance between Town X and Town Y.
Call the car's rate, R
And the rate it travels times the time it travels = R * 2.5 = the halway distance between the towns = (1)
And the rate the van travels (40 km/hr ) times 2.5 hrs + 25 km = (1)
So....setting these equal, we have
R * 2.5 = 40* ( 2.5) + 25 simplify
2.5 R = 100 + 25
2.5R = 125 divide both sides by 2.5
R = 50 km/hr
Then....this the rate of the car........so......the distance between the towns = 2* (2.5)* 50 = 250 km
