+103 at 9:00(o'clock) a truck left from city A heading to city B, at 10:00(o'clock) a taxi left from city B heading to city A. the constent speed of the truck was 25% less than the taxi's constent speed. the truck and the taxi drove the through the same road and met at 12:00 ( o'clock). what is the trucks constent speed if the distance from city A to city B is 360km ?
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+33661 Let taxi speed be v km per hour, so truck speed is 0.75v kph.
Truck travels for 3 hours, so distance travelled by truck in that time = 0.75v*3 = 9v/4 km
Taxi travels for 2 hours, so distance travelled by taxi in that time = 2v km
These must total 360 km so: 2v + 9v/4 = 360 or 17v/4 = 360
v = 4*360/17 = 84.71 kph
So truck speed = 0.75*4*360/17 = 63.53 kph
+33661 Let taxi speed be v km per hour, so truck speed is 0.75v kph.
Truck travels for 3 hours, so distance travelled by truck in that time = 0.75v*3 = 9v/4 km
Taxi travels for 2 hours, so distance travelled by taxi in that time = 2v km
These must total 360 km so: 2v + 9v/4 = 360 or 17v/4 = 360
v = 4*360/17 = 84.71 kph
So truck speed = 0.75*4*360/17 = 63.53 kph
