If they meet in 6 hours, what is the rate of each bus?

Question

Two buses leave towns 1410

 kilometers apart at the same time and travel toward each other. One bus travels 13

 kmh

 faster than the other. If they meet in 6

 hours, what is the rate of each bus?

Answer 1

111 km per hour and 124 km per hr

Answer 2

1410/6 = 235 mph

235/2 = 117.5 average speed for each

add & subtract 13/2 = 6.5 to get

111 mph for the slower

124 mph for the faster

speeding tickets may slow them down though, along with a few fender benders

but police cars may not be able to follow in cities where they cut police budgets

what police officer wants to risk his life at their current salary. they only get

paid to do so much

or more conventional solution method

f = s +13

1410 = (6)f + 6s

6(s+13) + 6s = 1410

12s = 1410- 78 = 1332

s = 1332/12 = 111 mph for slower bus

f = 111+13 = 124 mph for faster bus

if there were any kids on board the parents would get

both bus drivers' licences revoked along with

some felony criminal charges. Next stop prison