A journey of 800 km is done in a total of 10 hours, If 320 km is trave...
10 = 320/st + 480/sb and
8 = 240/st + 560/sb
st and sb are the speeds of train and bus respectively
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A journey of 800 km is done in a total of 10 hours, If 320 km is trave...
To solve this problem, let's assume the speed of the train as 'x' km/h and the speed of the bus as 'y' km/h.
1. Traveling 320 km by train:
- Let's assume the time taken to travel 320 km by train is 't' hours.
- So, the time taken to travel the remaining distance of (800 - 320) = 480 km by bus will be (10 - t) hours.
- We know that speed = distance/time. Therefore, the speed of the train is given by 320/t and the speed of the bus is given by 480/(10-t).
2. Traveling 240 km by train:
- Let's assume the time taken to travel 240 km by train is 't' hours.
- So, the time taken to travel the remaining distance of (800 - 240) = 560 km by bus will be (8 - t) hours.
- We know that speed = distance/time. Therefore, the speed of the train is given by 240/t and the speed of the bus is given by 560/(8-t).
Now, we can set up the following equations:
320/t = 240/t
Cross-multiplying, we get:
320t = 240t
80t = 0
t = 0
But this is not a valid solution as time cannot be zero. So, we need to consider another equation.
320/t = 480/(10-t)
Cross-multiplying, we get:
320(10-t) = 480t
3200 - 320t = 480t
800t = 3200
t = 4
Similarly, for the other equation:
240/t = 560/(8-t)
Cross-multiplying, we get:
240(8-t) = 560t
1920 - 240t = 560t
800t = 1920
t = 2.4
Therefore, the ratio of the speed of the train to the bus is given by:
320/4 : 480/(10-4)
= 80 : 80
= 1 : 1
Hence, the correct answer is option 'C' - 1:11.
A journey of 800 km is done in a total of 10 hours, If 320 km is trave...
10 = 320/st + 480/sb and
8 = 240/st + 560/sb
st and sb are the speeds of train and bus respectively