The distance between the cities Chicago and Toronto is 540 miles. A motorcycle's speed is 48 mph. For a car, it takes 2.25 hours less to cover the same distance than for th…

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Paul Boddington · Answer 1 · 2019-02-20T14:45:27+0000

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Motorcycle will complete the 540 mile trip in 11.25 hr.

The car will complete it 2.25 hours less, or 9 hours.

The speed of the car therefore is 540/9 = 60 mph.

60t + 48t = 540

108t = 540

t = 5

So they will meet in 5 hours, after which time the motorcycle will have traveled 48*5 = 240 miles

and the car will have traveled 60*5 = 300 miles.

Hope this help

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