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A salesman made a trip of 420 miles by bus and train. He traveled 3 hours by bus and 5 hours by train. If the train averaged 12 mph more than the bus, find the rate of each.

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45 mph

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Answer:

The speed at which the buss made the trip was 45 mph and the train was 57 mph.

Explanation:

The average speed is given by:

speed = distance / time

Therefore we can manipulate it to give us the distance:

distance = speed*time

The time distance of each stage of his trip summed must be equal to the total distance of the trip. Since he made a trip in two legs, one by bus that lasted 3 h at a speed of "x" and one that lasted 5 hours at a speed of "x + 12". We have:

420 = 3*x + 5*(x + 12)

3*x + 5*(x + 12) = 420

3*x + 5*x + 60 = 420

8*x = 420 - 60

8*x = 360

x = 45 mph

The speed at which the buss made the trip was 45 mph and the train was 57 mph.

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