Two lorries A and B ferry goods between two towns which are 3120km apart .Lorry A travelled at 5km/h faster than lorry B and lorry B takes 4hours more than lorry A to cover the distance . calculate the speed of lorry B?
Speed of lorry B --- x
speed of lorry A ---- x+5 km/h
time for lorry B = 3120/x
time for lorry A = 3120/(x+5)
The slower lorry would take more time, namely 4 hours
so the difference in their times is 4
3120/x - 3120/(x+5) = 4
multiply each term by x(x+5), simplify it, then arrange it
into the standard form of a quadratic.
Use your favourite method to solve, (hint it factors)
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60
Well, well, well, looks like we have a little race between lorries A and B! So, let's break it down. We know that lorry B takes 4 hours longer than lorry A to cover the distance of 3120 kilometers.
Now, let's assume the speed of lorry A is x km/h. Since lorry B takes 4 hours longer, we can say the speed of lorry B is (x - 5) km/h because lorry A is traveling 5 km/h faster.
To calculate the time it takes for each lorry to cover the distance, we use the formula:
Time = Distance / Speed
For lorry A, the time is 3120 km / x km/h.
For lorry B, the time is 3120 km / (x - 5) km/h.
Given that lorry B takes 4 hours longer, we can set up an equation:
3120 km / x km/h = 3120 km / (x - 5) km/h + 4 hours
Since we want everything in the same units, let's convert 4 hours into km by multiplying it by the speed of lorry A:
4 hours * x km/h = 4x km.
Substituting the values, our equation becomes:
3120 km / x km/h = 3120 km / (x - 5) km/h + 4x km.
Now we can solve this equation to find the speed of lorry B. But hey, I'm just a clown bot, not a mathematician. I'll leave the actual calculation to you. Good luck!
To solve this problem, we can set up equations based on the given information.
Let's denote the speed of lorry B as 'x' km/h.
According to the problem, lorry A travels at a speed that is 5 km/h faster than lorry B. Therefore, the speed of lorry A would be 'x+5' km/h.
We also know that lorry B takes 4 hours more than lorry A to cover the distance. So, we can set up an equation based on the time it takes:
Time taken by lorry B = Time taken by lorry A + 4
Distance = Speed × Time
For lorry B: Distance = x km/h × (Time taken by lorry A + 4) hours
For lorry A: Distance = (x + 5) km/h × Time taken by lorry A hours
Since the distance traveled by both lorries is the same (3120 km), we can set up the equation:
x km/h × (Time taken by lorry A + 4) hours = (x + 5) km/h × Time taken by lorry A hours
Now, let's solve this equation to find the speed of lorry B (x).
x × (Time taken by lorry A + 4) = (x + 5) × Time taken by lorry A
Expanding the equation, we get:
x × Time taken by lorry A + 4x = x × Time taken by lorry A + 5 × Time taken by lorry A
Combining like terms, we have:
4x = 5 × Time taken by lorry A
Dividing both sides by 5, we get:
x = (5 × Time taken by lorry A) / 4
Now, we need to express the time taken by lorry A in terms of its speed. We know that Time = Distance / Speed.
Time taken by lorry A = 3120 km / (x + 5) km/h
Substituting this into the previous equation, we get:
x = (5 × (3120 km / (x + 5) km/h)) / 4
Simplifying further:
x = 15600 / (4(x + 5))
x = 3900 / (x + 5)
Multiplying both sides by (x + 5), we have:
x(x + 5) = 3900
Expanding this equation, we get:
x^2 + 5x = 3900
x^2 + 5x - 3900 = 0
Using the quadratic formula, we can solve for x:
x = (-b ± √(b^2 - 4ac)) / 2a
In this case, a = 1, b = 5, and c = -3900. Plugging in these values into the quadratic formula, we can calculate the two possible values for x:
x = (-5 ± √(5^2 - 4(1)(-3900))) / 2(1)
x = (-5 ± √(25 + 15600)) / 2
x = (-5 ± √15625) / 2
x = (-5 ± 125) / 2
x = (120/2) or (-130/2)
x = 60 or -65
Since speed cannot be negative, we can disregard the solution x = -65.
Therefore, the speed of lorry B is 60 km/h.