A bus travels 300 kilometers at a given speed. If the speed is increased by 5 kilometers per hour, the trip will be reduced by two hours. Find the speed.

25km/hr (take the word train as bus )

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer

Let x km/hr be the constant speed of the train,

Then Time taken to cover 300km=

x

300

hrs

Time taken to cover 300km when the speed is increased by 5km/hr=

x+5

300

hours

It is given that the time to cover 300km is reduced by 2 hours

∴

x

300

−

x+5

300

=2

⇒

x(x+5)

300(x+5)−300x

=2⇒2x

2

+10x=1500

⇒x

2

+5x−750=0⇒x

2

+30x−25x−750=0

⇒(x+30)(x−25)=0⇒x=25orx=−30

But x cannot be negative. Therefore x=25

Hence, the original speed of the train is 25km/hr

tickets for the harlem globetrotters

show at michigan state university in

2010 cost $16, $23, or, for vip seats, $40.

total revenue = 16x + 23y + 40z

if 9 times as many $16 tickets were sold

as vip tickets,

x = 9z => x – 9z = 0, if 9 times as many $16 tickets were sold

as vip tickets,

x = 9z => x – 9z = 0, sales of all three kinds of tickets would

total $46,575.

16x + 23y + 40z = 46575, how many of each kind of ticket would

have been sold?

solve for x, y and z

x − 9z = 0

x − y − z = 55

16x + 23y + 40z = 46575

x = 1170

y = 985

z = 130

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