A bus travels from Nairobi to Kisumu a distance of 320 km at a speed of x km/hr.If the speed is reduced by 20km/hr the...

A bus travels from Nairobi to Kisumu a distance of 320 km at a speed of x km/hr.If the speed is reduced by 20km/hr the bus would take 48 minutes more.
(a) Form an equation to represent the given information and simplify it
(b) Find the speed of the bus
(c) Determine the time taken by the bus for the whole journey
(d) Another car is moving from Kisumu to Nairobi at a speed of 80km/h.Determine their relative speed.

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sharon kalunda answered the question on August 16, 2019 at 11:07

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