Question

A car travels 225 meters in 15 seconds. A bus travels 500 meters in 25 seconds. Which vehicle is travelling faster? Car or bus?

Answer 1

The bus was traveling faster.

Explanation:

Remember; Distance = Speed * Time, or D = S * T

Steps for each problem;

- set up the equation

-substitute in the given values

- solve

Car; Distance = Speed * Time

225 = Speed * 15

15 mps = Speed

Bus; Distance = Speed * Time

500 = Speed * 25

20mps = Speed

Car ... Bus

15 < 20

The bus was traveling faster.