A bus left Kisumu for Nairobi at an average speed of 60km/hr. After 1½ hours another car left Kisumu for Nairobi along the same route at...

A bus left Kisumu for Nairobi at an average speed of 60km/hr. After 1½ hours another car left Kisumu for Nairobi along the
same route at an average speed of 100km/hr. If the distance between Kisumu and Nairobi is 500km, determine:
a) i) The distance of the bus from Nairobi when the car took off.
ii) The distance the car travelled to catch up with the bus.
b) Immediately the car caught up with the bus, the car stopped for 25 minutes. Find the new average speed of which the car
travelled in order to reach Nairobi at the same time at the bus. (to the nearest whole number).

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sharon kalunda answered the question on May 9, 2019 at 11:54

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