Question

A bus traveled 40 miles during the second hour of a trip. This was 1/3 more than the distance traveled during the first hour. In the third hour the bus traveled a distance that was 1/4 more than in the second hour. What was the total distance that the bus traveled in 3 hours

Answer 1

120 miles

Explanation:

Distance in 2nd hour: 40 miles

Distance in 1st hour:

40/(4/3) = 30 miles

Distance in 3rd hour:

(5/4) * 40 = 50 miles

Total distance:

40 + 30 + 50 = 120 miles