A car and a bike set off from Town B in opposite directions at 09 30. The car travelled towards Town A at a constant speed of 80 km/h while the bike travelled towards Town C at a constant speed of 62 km/h. When the car reached Town A at 12 30, the bike was still 28 km away from Town C.
- (a)
How far did the car travel?
Ans: ___
- (b)
What was the distance between Town A and Town C?
Ans: ___
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10(a)
1. Calculate the time taken by the car to travel from Town B to Town A
Time taken = hours
2. Calculate the distance travelled by the car
Distance = Speed Time = km
km
10(b)
1. Calculate the distance the bike travelled in 3 hours
Time taken from 09 30 to 12 30 is hours.
Distance travelled by bike km
2. Calculate the total distance between Town A and Town C
Distance from Town A to Town B km (from part a)
Distance from Town B to Town C km
Total distance between Town A and Town C km
km
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