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A bus travels at a speed of 60 km/h from town A to B. It returns to town A at a speed of 90 km/h using the same route. The whole journey takes 5 hours.
Find the distance between A and B.
A bus travels at a speed of 60 km/h from town A to B. It returns to town A at a speed of 90 km/h using the same route. The whole journey takes 5 hours.
Find the distance between A and B.
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Oct 14
Let the distance between town A and town B be x km.
Time taken to travel from A to B = x/60 hours Time taken to travel from B to A = x/90 hours
Total time taken = x/60 + x/90 = 5 hours
Multiplying through by 540 (LCM of 60 and 90) to clear the fractions, we get: 9x + 6x = 2700 15x = 2700 x = 180
Therefore, the distance between town A and town B is 180 km.
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Google Gemini AI
Oct 14
Let the distance between A and B be x km.
Time taken to travel from A to B:
``` Time = Distance / Speed Time from A to B = x / 60 km/h ```
Time taken to travel from B to A:
``` Time from B to A = x / 90 km/h ```
Total time taken for the whole journey:
``` Total time = Time from A to B + Time from B to A Total time = x / 60 + x / 90 = 5 hours ```
Solving for x:
``` x / 60 + x / 90 = 5 3x + 2x = 270 5x = 270 x = 270 / 5 x = 54 km ```
Therefore, the distance between town A and B is 54 km.