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The distance between two towns is 20 km less by road than by rail. A train takes three hours for the journey, a car four hours. If the average speed of the car is 15 km/hr less than that of the train, what is the average speeds of the car?

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The distance between two towns is 20 km less by road than by rail. A train takes three hours for the journey, a car four hours. If the average speed of the car is 15 km/hr less than that of the train, what is the average speeds of the car?

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  1. Definindo as variáveis:

    • Seja d d a distância entre as duas cidades por ferrovia (em km).
    • A distância por estrada é d20 d - 20 km.
    • Seja vt v_t a velocidade média do trem (em km/h).
    • A velocidade média do carro é vc=vt15 v_c = v_t - 15 km/h.
  2. Informações dadas:

    • O trem leva 3 horas para percorrer a distância d d .
    • O carro leva 4 horas para percorrer a distância d20 d - 20 .
  3. Equações baseadas nas informações:

    • Para o trem: d=vt×3 d = v_t \times 3
    • Para o carro: d20=(vt15)×4 d - 20 = (v_t - 15) \times 4
  4. Substituindo d d na segunda equação:

    • Da primeira equação, temos d=3vt d = 3v_t .
    • Substituindo na segunda equação: 3vt20=4(vt15) 3v_t - 20 = 4(v_t - 15)
  5. Resolvendo a equação:

    • 3vt20=4vt60 3v_t - 20 = 4v_t - 60
    • 3vt4vt=60+20 3v_t - 4v_t = -60 + 20
    • vt=40 -v_t = -40
    • vt=40 v_t = 40 km/h
  6. Calculando a velocidade do carro:

    • vc=vt15 v_c = v_t - 15
    • vc=4015 v_c = 40 - 15
    • vc=25 v_c = 25 km/h

Portanto, a velocidade média do carro é 25 km/h.

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