A woman went on a journey by walking,by bus and by matatu. She went by bus for 45 of the distance, then by matatu 23 of the rest of the distance, then walked the remaining distance

      

A woman went on a journey by walking,by bus and by matatu. She went by bus for 45 of the distance, then by matatu 23 of the rest of the distance, then walked the remaining distance. The distance travelled by the bus was 55 km more than the distance walked. Find the total distance

  

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John
Let the distance be x km

therefore by bus = 45x km

By matatus = 23 x 15x = 215x

Walked = x - (45x + 215x)

= x - 1415x = 115x

45x - 115x = 55

12xx15 = 55; 1115x = 55

therefore x = 55×1511 = 75 km
johnmulu answered the question on March 2, 2017 at 13:41


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