Homework Help: Distance Problems

Posted by Amir on Tuesday, November 4, 2008 at 8:29pm.

A bus and a car leave the same place and travel in opposite directions. If the bus is traveling at 50 mph and the car is traveling at 55 mph, in how many hpurs will they be 210 miles apart.
Again please help me with the boxes, Im in advanced math and I'm not good with the boxes...

Distance Problems - bobpursley, Tuesday, November 4, 2008 at 8:39pm
Boxes?

The have a relative veloicty of 105, and cover a distance of 210mi.

time=distance/velocity

I have no idea what "boxes" means here.
Distance Problems - Reiny, Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at 8:42am
Very similar to the other one I showed you

for your bus columns:
distance = x miles
rate = 50 mph
time = x/50 hours

for your car columns:
distance = 210-x miles
rate = 55 mph
time = (210-x)/55 hours

Don't both of them travel for the same period of time ??
so .. x/50 = (210-x)/55
cross-multiply and solve
Distance Problems - Ganjina, Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 12:21pm
A bus travels at 90km/h. how far will it have traveled after 210 minutes?

Answer this Question

Related Questions

Distance Problems - A bus and a car leave the same place and travel in opposite ...
math - distance = rate x time or d = r*t car traveling 40 mi/hr goes 40 mi/hr x ...
Algebra - How long will it take for a car that is traveling at 60 mph to ...
Algebra! Help needed! - I'm having a little trouble with this problem... ...
algebra - How long will it take a car traveling at 60 mph to overtake a bus ...
Math - The bus stations in Trawlwy and Fenton are 220 miles apart. A bus left ...
Algebra - The bus stations in Trawlwy and Fenton are 220 miles apart. A bus left...
math - a bus takes 12 hours to travel the same distance that an airplane travels...
Algebra - The bus stations in Trawlwy and Fenton are 220 miles apart. A bus ...
Algebra - The distance required for an emergency stop for a car varies directly ...

For Further Reading

First Name:
School Subject:
Answer: