Question

A bus and a truck leave a gas station at the same time and are headed to the same destination. If the bus traveled 110 miles in 2 hours, and the truck traveled 180 miles in 3 hours, who is on pace to reach the destination first?

Answer 1

The truck is on pace.

Explanation:

To find which truck will arrive first, you need to find each vehicle's mph. To get the mph of each vehicle you just need to divide the distance by time.

Bus: 110 (miles) ÷ 2 (hours) = 55 (miles per hour)

Truck: 180 (miles) ÷ 3 (hours) = 60 (miles per hour)

When you do this you can see the mph of the bus is < the mph of the truck.

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