trouble which detains it an hour, after which it proceeds at three-fifths of its original rate and arrives 3 hours after the scheduled time of arrival. Had the engine trouble occurred fifty km farther on the way, it would have arrived one and a half hours sooner. Find the original rate of the bus.
trouble which detains it an hour, after which it proceeds at three-fifths of its original rate and arrives 3 hours after the scheduled time of arrival. Had the engine trouble occurred fifty km farther on the way, it would have arrived one and a half hours sooner. Find the original rate of the bus.
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A bus leaves Cebu City terminal at 7:00 AM bound for Borbon Terminal. An hour after starting it undergoes engine trouble which detains it an hour, after which it proceeds at three-fifths of its original rate and arrives 3 hours after the scheduled time of arrival. Had the engine trouble occurred fifty km farther on the way, it would have arrived one and a half hours sooner. Find the original rate of the bus.
A. 22.22 kph
B. 34.58 kph
C. 50.20 kph
D. 45.26 kph
- THE CORRECT ANSWER IS 22.22 kph, PLEASE SHOW STEP BY STEP SOLUTION SO THAT I MAY BE ABLE TO LEARN HOW TO SOLVE SIMILAR PROBLEMS IN THE FUTURE, THANKS :)
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