A taxi leaves Point A 5 hours after a bus left the same spot. The bus is traveling 20 mph slower than the taxi. Find the speed of the taxi, if it overtakes the bus in three hours.  Options:  A) 34  B) 32  C) 36  D) 38  E) 40
Let the speed of bus be v - 20, speed of taxi be v   The bus travelled a total of 8 hrs and taxi a total of 3 hrs.   Hence 8 * (v-20) = 3v   8v - 160 = 3v   5v = 160   v = 32 mph   32
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A taxi leaves Point A 5 hours after a bus left the same spot. The bus is traveling 20 mph slower than the taxi. Find the speed of the taxi, if it overtakes the bus in three hours.