Question

Two buses leave the station traveling in opposite directions one going east and one going west the eastbound bus travels at 40 mph and the west bound bus travels at 65 mph if both buses leave the station at 10 AM at what time will they be 1260 miles apart

Answer 1

Answer:

  10 PM

Step-by-step explanation:

The combined speed of the two buses is ...

  40 mph + 65 mph = 105 mi/h

The relationship between distance, speed, and time can be written ...

  time = distance/speed

so the elapsed time until the buses cover the distance is ...

  time = (1260 mi)/(105 mi/h) = 12 h

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12 hours after 10 AM is 10 PM.

The buses will be 1260 miles apart at 10 PM.