WAEC 2020 · Paper 1 · Q17

Two buses start from the same station at 9.00 am and travel in opposite directions along the same straight road. The first bus travels at 72 km/h72\text{ km/h} and the second at 48 km/h48\text{ km/h}. At what time will they be 240 km240\text{ km} apart?

Worked solution (try it first)
  1. The buses move in opposite directions, so the distance between them grows at 72+48=120 km/h72 + 48 = 120\text{ km/h}.
  2. Time to be 240 km apart: 240÷120=2240 \div 120 = 2 hours.
  3. Two hours after 9.00 am is 11.00 am, option C.

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