Two buses leave a station at the same time and travel in opposite directions. One bus travels 16 km/h slower than the other. If the two buses are 848 km apart after 4 hours, what is the rate of each bus?

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Answer:

Speed of one bus is [tex]114 \frac{km}{h}[/tex]  and speed of another bus is [tex] 98 \frac{km}{h}[/tex]

Explanation:

Let the speeds of two buses be [tex]v_1\, and\, v_2[/tex] respectively

Since speed of one bus is 16 km/h slower than the other

Therefore [tex]v_1= v_2+16\frac{km}{h}[/tex]

Since buses are traveling in opposite directions so relative speed of buses

[tex]v_{rel}=v_1+v_2= v_2+16\frac{km}{h}+v_2=2v_2+16\frac{km}{h}[/tex]

Distance traveled , [tex]d=v_{rel}t[/tex]

=>[tex]848=4(2v_2+16)[/tex]

=>[tex]v_2=98 \frac{km}{h}[/tex]

[tex]\therefore v_1=v_2+16\frac{km}{h}=(98+16) \frac{km}{h}=114 \frac{km}{h}[/tex]

=>[tex]v_1=114 \frac{km}{h}[/tex]

Thus speed of one bus is [tex]114 \frac{km}{h}[/tex]  and speed of another bus is [tex] 98 \frac{km}{h}[/tex]