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PROBLEM 1
Two cars A and B, starting at the same time and place, travel in the same direction at 80 km/h and 60
km/h respectively. After how many hours will they be 100 km apart?
SOLUTION
METHOD 1
SOLUTION
METHOD 2
Let the time taken by car A and Car B be t and distance travelled by car A and car B be (x + 100) km and x
km respectively.
DISTANCE x + 100 x
PROBLEM 1
Two cars A and B, starting at the same time and place, travel in the same direction at 80 km/h and 60
km/h respectively. After how many hours will they be 100 km apart?
SOLUTION
METHOD 3
Let the time taken by car A and Car B be t and distance travelled by car A and car B be (x + 100) km and x
km respectively
DISTANCE x + 100 x
LCD = 240
t= = = 5 hrs
1.
PROBLEM 1
Two cars A and B, starting at the same time and place, travel in the same direction at 80 km/h and 60
km/h respectively. After how many hours will they be 100 km apart?
SOLUTION
METHOD 4
Let the time taken by car A and Car B be t and distance travelled by car A and car B be x km and (x – 100)
km respectively
DISTANCE x x - 100
LCD = 240
t= = 5 hrs
PROBLEM 1
Two cars A and B, starting at the same time and place, travel in the same direction at 80 km/h and 60
km/h respectively. After how many hours will they be 100 km apart?
SOLUTION
METHOD 5
x – y = 100
x = (y +100) (1)
LCD = 240
3x = 4y
3x – 4y = 0 (2)
3(y +100)-4y = 0
t= = 5 hrs
PROBLEM 2
Two cars A and B depart simultaneously from the same place. Travelling in one direction, the two cars
will be 150 km apart in 6 hours; while, travelling in opposite directions, the two cars will be 700 km apart
in 4 hrs. Calculate their speeds.
SOLUTION
METHOD 1
6x – 6y = 150
x – y = 25 (1)
4x + 4y = 700
x + y = 175 (2)
PROBLEM 2
Two cars A and B depart simultaneously from the same place. Travelling in one direction, the two cars
will be 150 km apart in 6 hours; while, travelling in opposite directions, the two cars will be 700 km apart
in 4 hrs. Calculate their speeds.
SOLUTION
METHOD 2
DISTANCE 6x 6x - 150
(SAME DIRECTION)
DISTANCE 4x 4x + 4(
(OPPOSITE DIRECTION)
4x + 4(
x = 100
= = = =75
PROBLEM 2
Two cars A and B depart simultaneously from the same place. Travelling in one direction, the two cars
will be 150 km apart in 6 hours; while, travelling in opposite directions, the two cars will be 700 km apart
in 4 hrs. Calculate their speeds.
SOLUTION
METHOD 3
DISTANCE 6x + 150 6x
(SAME DIRECTION)
DISTANCE 4x 4(
(OPPOSITE DIRECTION)
4(
x = 75 km/h
= = = = 100 km/h
PROBLEM 2
Two cars A and B depart simultaneously from the same place. Travelling in one direction, the two cars
will be 150 km apart in 6 hours; while, travelling in opposite directions, the two cars will be 700 km apart
in 4 hrs. Calculate their speeds.
SOLUTION
METHOD 4
4(
LCD = 6
(Substitute x = 600)
PROBLEM 2
Two cars A and B depart simultaneously from the same place. Travelling in one direction, the two cars
will be 150 km apart in 6 hours; while, travelling in opposite directions, the two cars will be 700 km apart
in 4 hrs. Calculate their speeds.
SOLUTION
METHOD 5
6( ) - 6( ) = 150
LCD = 4
PROBLEM 3
Two cars A and B depart simultaneously from the same place. A travels 5 km/h faster than B. The two
cars travel the same duration of time in either of the two directions. The distance that they are far apart
when travelling in opposite directions is 45 times the distance that they are far apart when travelling in
the same direction. Calculate their speeds.
SOLUTION
METHOD 1
Let the time taken by each car A and B be t and their speeds be (x + 5) km/h and x km/h respectively.
5t = y (1)
(x + 5)t + xt = 45y
2xt + 5t = 225t
2xt – 220t = 0
2t(x – 110) = 0
x – 110 = 0 (Ignore 2t = 0)
Therefore, Car A travels at 115 km/h and car B travels at 110 km/h
PROBLEM 3
Two cars A and B depart simultaneously from the same place. A travels 5 km/h faster than B. The two
cars travel the same duration of time in either of the two directions. The distance that they are far apart
when travelling in opposite directions is 45 times the distance that they are far apart when travelling in
the same direction. Calculate their speeds.
SOLUTION
METHOD 2
Let the speed of car A and car B be x km/h and y km/h respectively.
Then the distance between them in 1 hour when travelling in the same direction will be
x–y=5 (1)
The distance between them in 1 hour when travelling in opposite direction will be
x + y = 5x45
x + y = 225 (2)
Therefore, Car A travels at 115 km/h and car B travels at 110 km/h
PROBLEM 4
Car A travels faster than car B. If car A and car B travel in the same direction, then the distance between
them is 60 km; while, if they travel in opposite directions, then the distance between them is 600 km. If
the time taken by each car to travel in either direction is 3 hours, then calculate the distance that each
car travels in 1 hour.
SOLUTION
METHOD 1
Let the distance travelled by car A and car B in 1 hour be x and y respectively
3x – 3y = 60
x – y = 20 (1)
3x + 3y = 600
x + y = 200 (2)
PROBLEM 4
Car A travels faster than car B. If car A and car B travel in the same direction, then the distance between
them is 60 km; while, if they travel in opposite directions, then the distance between them is 600 km. If
the time taken by each car to travel in either direction is 3 hours, then calculate the distance that each
car travels in 1 hour.
SOLUTION
METHOD 2
= 90
PROBLEM 4
Car A travels faster than car B. If car A and car B travel in the same direction, then the distance between
them is 60 km; while, if they travel in opposite directions, then the distance between them is 600 km. If
the time taken by each car to travel in either direction is 3 hours, then calculate the distance that each
car travels in 1 hour.
SOLUTION
METHOD 3
x = 90 (Divide throughout by 6)
(x + 20) = 90 + 20 (Substitution)
PROBLEM 4
Car A travels faster than car B. If car A and car B travel in the same direction, then the distance between
them is 60 km; while, if they travel in opposite directions, then the distance between them is 600 km. If
the time taken by each car to travel in either direction is 3 hours, then calculate the distance that each
car travels in 1 hour.
SOLUTION
METHOD 4
3x – (600 – 3x) = 60
= 90
PROBLEM 4
Car A travels faster than car B. If car A and car B travel in the same direction, then the distance between
them is 60 km; while, if they travel in opposite directions, then the distance between them is 600 km. If
the time taken by each car to travel in either direction is 3 hours, then calculate the distance that each
car travels in 1 hour.
SOLUTION
METHOD 5
(600 – 3x) – 3x = 60
= 110
EXERCISES
1. Two cars A and B depart simultaneously from the same place. A travels 20 km/h faster than B.
The two cars travel the same duration of time in either of the two directions. The distance that
they are far apart when travelling in opposite directions is 10 times the distance that they are
far apart when travelling in the same direction. Calculate their speeds.
2. Two cars A and B depart simultaneously from the same place. A travels 30 km/h faster than B.
The two cars travel the same duration of time in either of the two directions. The distance that
they are far apart when travelling in opposite directions is 9 times the distance that they are far
apart when travelling in the same direction. Calculate their speeds.
3. An athlete completed 50 km battalion in hours. She ran part of the way at an average speed
of 7 km/h, and cycled the rest at 28 km/h. How far did she run?
4. Two towns A and B are 320 km apart. A car starts off from town A and travels to town B at an
average speed of 120 km/h. A delivery van leaves tow B at the same time and travels at an
average speed of 80 km/h. How far from town A will they meet?
5. A man can row a boat at 5 km/h in still water. From the rowing club he can row upstream to a
bridge and back in 4 hours. The river is flowing at 2 km/h.
Note: “Upstream“ means that the man is rowing against the flow of the river, so the man’s
speed will be slower than his speed in still water. So speed upstream = (speed in still water) –
(speed of the river). “Downstream” means that the man is rowing with the flow of the river, so
he will go faster than his speed in still water. So the speed downstream = (speed in still water) +
(speed of the river).
c. Now calculate how far the bridge is from the rowing club.
d. Do the example in general terms, where the man’s speed in still water is v km/h, the
e. What is the meaning of your answer if w = 0? Does it agree with the facts of the
problem?
f. What is the meaning of your answer if v = 0? Does it agree with the facts of the
problem?