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Common multiples of 50, 80 and 100 is 400, 800, and so on

Lets assume distance when they meet to be :

400 - then Bus 2 would have travelled 5km and Bus 3 would have travelled 4 km
but Bus 1 would have travelled 5+6 = 11 hrs which comes to 50 kph * 11 hr=550 km.. this doesn't tally with 400 therefore this is not the distance when they meet

Likewise lets take 800,
Bus 2 would have travelled 10 hrs, Bus 3 would have travelled 8 hrs
and Bus 1 would have travlled 10+6 = 16 hrs which comes to 50 kph + 16 hrs = 800 km

Since this tallies, all 3 met when they had travelled 800 km
Therefore
Bus 3 hours - Bus 1 hour when they meet = 16-8 = 8 hrs

Hence Bus 3 left 8 hours after Bus 1

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Using t = d/s2-s1, we first calculated that Bus 1 covered 50*6 = 300km, now d = 300, S1 = 50 and S2 = 80, thus, T = 10 hrs.
Equating 10 = d/100-50 (Bus 3 and Bus 1) speed to arrive at 500km. Thus, Bus 3 leaves 10 hrs after Bus 1.
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Three buses leave Riverton and travel along the same route toward Lakeview. Bus 1 leaves first and travels at a constant speed of 50 km/h. Bus 2 leaves Riverton 6 hours after Bus 1 and travels at a constant speed of 80 km/h. Bus 3 also leaves Riverton after Bus 1 and travels at a constant speed of 100 km/h. If Bus 2 and Bus 3 catch up to Bus 1 at the same time, how many hours after Bus 1 leaves does Bus 3 leave?

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Assume t is the number of hours it takes the 3rd bus to catch up. We know it spent the same amount of time as the 2nd bus did catching up to the 1st bus.

So, we're finding the time when the 2nd bus caught up with the first.

Find the distance of the leading bus: s = 50 × 6 = 300 km.

Find the time it took the second bus to catch up as a relative velocity: t = 300 / (80-50) = 10 hrs.

So, we know that t, the time it takes the third bus to catch up, is 10 hrs plus 6 hrs while the second bus is waiting, for a total of 16 hrs.

Choice E.
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the distance traveled by all 3 should be same.
so
50(6+x)=80x where x is the time bus 2 traveled for
x= 10.
bus 1 traveled for 6+10 = 16 hrs.
50*16 = 100*y where y is the time bus 3 traveled for
y=8
thus the bus 3 started 16-8 = 8 hrs after bus 1.
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B1 - 50kmph, B2 - 80kmph, B3 - 100kmph
Since B2 starts 6 hours later, B1 will have covered 6*50 = 300km in those 6 hours

Now using relative speed to find catchup time for B2
relative speed = B2-B1 = 30kmph, D = 300km, T = 300/30 = 10 hours
So, in 10 hours - B2 will catchup to B1
This means B1 will have travelled 10 more hours after it had already travelled 6 hours, so total 16 hours.

Now B2 will have covered 80*10 = 800km in 10 hours

Given B3 also catches up at the same time - meaning it would also have covered 800km
B3 covered 800km in 800/100 = 8 hours

So, B1 covered that distance in 16 hours, while B3 did it in 8 hours. So, B3 would have started 8 hours after B1 --- ANS (C)
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Assuming Buses B2 & B3 meet after d distance.

d = 50 * t (t - time taken for B1 to reach d distance)
d = 80 * (t-6) (Because B2 leaves after 6 hours)

50t = 80(t-6) => t = 16hrs & d = 800 kms

since B3 is travelling at 100km/hr to travel 800Km it takes 8 hrs. Thus to catch up at the same time it leaves after (16 - 8) i.e 8 hrs

Ans - C
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Three buses leave Riverton and travel along the same route toward Lakeview. Bus 1 leaves first and travels at a constant speed of 50 km/h. Bus 2 leaves Riverton 6 hours after Bus 1 and travels at a constant speed of 80 km/h. Bus 3 also leaves Riverton after Bus 1 and travels at a constant speed of 100 km/h. If Bus 2 and Bus 3 catch up to Bus 1 at the same time, how many hours after Bus 1 leaves does Bus 3 leave?

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Three buses leave Riverton and travel along the same route toward Lakeview. Bus 1 leaves first and travels at a constant speed of 50 km/h. Bus 2 leaves Riverton 6 hours after Bus 1 and travels at a constant speed of 80 km/h. Bus 3 also leaves Riverton after Bus 1 and travels at a constant speed of 100 km/h. If Bus 2 and Bus 3 catch up to Bus 1 at the same time, how many hours after Bus 1 leaves does Bus 3 leave?

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Let bus 2/3 catch bus 1 after t hr from start of bus 1 and bus 3 start after x hr from start of 1.
Distance traveled by 1 = 50t
Distance traveled by 2 = 80 (t-6)
Distance traveled by 3 = 100(t-x)
Equating all
T = 16 and x =8
Ans is 8
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Let's say bus 1 took t hrs
50t=(t-6)*80
t=16

Bus 3's speed is twice the speed of Bus 1 while the distance is the same.
So time taken will be 1/2 of the bus-1 's time
Bus-3 took 8hrs, so it left (16-8)=8 hrs after bus-1

Ans C
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BusSpeedtimedistance travelled
150t(say)50t
280t-680(t-6)
3100x(say)100x

Considering Bus 1 & 2,
Since, they meet at time t since bus 1 leaves,
.:50t=80(t-6),
.:30t=480
.:t=16 hr.

Since Bus3 also met at the same time,

50*16=100*x
.: x=8 hrs

.: Bus 3 left after (16-8)=8 hrs Bus1 left.
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Three buses leave Riverton and travel along the same route toward Lakeview. Bus 1 leaves first and travels at a constant speed of 50 km/h. Bus 2 leaves Riverton 6 hours after Bus 1 and travels at a constant speed of 80 km/h. Bus 3 also leaves Riverton after Bus 1 and travels at a constant speed of 100 km/h. If Bus 2 and Bus 3 catch up to Bus 1 at the same time, how many hours after Bus 1 leaves does Bus 3 leave?

A. 2
B. 6
C. 8
D. 10
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Since Bus 1,2,3 met at the same time, so finding distance and Time travelled by Bus 1 is necessary to find the delay hours at Bus 3 starts.
So 1st equation would be:
50(T+6) = 80T ; T = 10 Hr ( T is running time Bus 2)
Total distance covered by Bus 1 = 50(10+6) = 800Km
800 Km would be covered by Bus 3 @100Km/h = 8 Hr
Since Bus 1 & 3 met at same time so
time period after which Bus 3 starts after Bus 1 = Time for which Bus 1 ran - Time taken by Bus 3 to cover 800 Km distance = 16-8 = 8.
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Ans Choice C : Bus2 when starts Bus1 would have travelled 50x6=300 km. To cover this distance Bus2 would take 300/(80-50)=10hrs.
So total time when Bus1 & 2 meet = 6+10 = 16hrs (from Start).....(1)
Let Bus3 start after x hrs from Bus1;
Bus1 would travel = 50x kms
in order to cover this distance Bus3 would take 50x/(100-50) = x hrs
Total time from start = x + x = 2x hrs.....(2)
Equating 1&2 gives x=8hrs. (Ans Choice C)

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Three buses leave Riverton and travel along the same route toward Lakeview. Bus 1 leaves first and travels at a constant speed of 50 km/h. Bus 2 leaves Riverton 6 hours after Bus 1 and travels at a constant speed of 80 km/h. Bus 3 also leaves Riverton after Bus 1 and travels at a constant speed of 100 km/h. If Bus 2 and Bus 3 catch up to Bus 1 at the same time, how many hours after Bus 1 leaves does Bus 3 leave
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D. 10
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BUS 1 leaves first at a speed of 50 kmph.
Bus 2 starts 6 hrs later at speed 80kmph: in this time the bus 1 would have covered :300 km
SO let h hrs is what bus 2 takes to catch Bus1:
50h+300=80h => h=10.
So the time it takes for bus 2 to meet bus 1 is 16 hrs.
It is also given that bus 2 and bus 3 catches bus 1 simultaneously.
In 16hrs the distance traveled by Bus 1 is 16*50=800 kms

time it takes for Bus 3 to travel 800 kms is 800/100=8 hrs.
So Bus 3 left 8 hrs after Bus 1 departure
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Now, let's assume Bus1 meets Bus2 at time t.
Both buses travel the same distance by then:
50*t = 80(t-6)
=> t= 16.
Bus2 catches up 16hours later.

Now Bus3 also catches up with Bus1, 16hours after Bus1 leaves.
So,
Let x be the number of hours later Bus3 starts.
100(16-x) =50*16
=> x=8
ANSWER C
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Speeds of Bus 1, 2, 3 respectively are 50 km/h, 80 km/h, 100 km/h.
We know all three buses are meeting at the same distance from the start, at the same time irrespective of start time.

Bus 1 has travelled the entire time at 50 km/h.
Bus 2 has a lag of 6 hours, and let us assume it travelled for x hours making the distance covered 80x km.
By the time Bus 2 covered 80x km, Bus 1 had been travelling for (x+6) hours. Hence, distance covered by Bus 1 in the same duration=50(x+6)=50x+300 km.
Since Bus 2 and Bus 1 have caught up with each other, both distances are equal. Therefore, 80x=50x+300, making x=10 hours.

We know the total distance where all three buses have met is 80x km and x=10 hours, thus 80x=800 km.
Bus 3 would take 8 hours to cover 800 km, and hence it has travelled for 8 hours.
Bus 1 has travelled for (x+6) hours, i.e. 16 hours.
Thus, Bus 3 left after (16-8)=8 hours (C)
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In 6 hours, bus1 covers 300 km. This distance will be covered by bus2 in 10 hours.
300/(80-50)= 300/30 = 10 hours.

In 10+6 hours bus 1 has travelled total distance of = 50x16 = 800km
These 800km will be covered by bus3 in 800/100 = 8 hours. Bus 3 travels for 8 hours and catch up to bus1 after 16 hours from bus 1 departure. This means bus 3 has left after 8 hours from bus 1 departure.
16-8 = 8hours
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Three buses leave Riverton and travel along the same route toward Lakeview. Bus 1 leaves first and travels at a constant speed of 50 km/h. Bus 2 leaves Riverton 6 hours after Bus 1 and travels at a constant speed of 80 km/h. Bus 3 also leaves Riverton after Bus 1 and travels at a constant speed of 100 km/h. If Bus 2 and Bus 3 catch up to Bus 1 at the same time, how many hours after Bus 1 leaves does Bus 3 leave?

A. 2
B. 6
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D. 10
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Considering buses 1 and 2

Bus 2 starts after 6 hrs..
At that time Bus 1 travelled a total of 300 kms.

Now Consider time required for Bus2 to catch Bus1

Relative Speed== 80 - 50 == 30kmph
The distance between them is 300km
Therefore bus2 needs additional 10 hrs to catch bus 1.

Total distance covered by bus 1 after (6hrs + 10hrs) = 16hrs is 800km.

Now bus3 needs only 8 hrs to cover 800km.

Total time bus 3 needs is 8 hrs to catch up

So the difference of time between bus1 and bus 3 is 16-8 == 8 hrs
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Three buses leave Riverton and travel along the same route toward Lakeview. Bus 1 leaves first and travels at a constant speed of 50 km/h. Bus 2 leaves Riverton 6 hours after Bus 1 and travels at a constant speed of 80 km/h. Bus 3 also leaves Riverton after Bus 1 and travels at a constant speed of 100 km/h. If Bus 2 and Bus 3 catch up to Bus 1 at the same time, how many hours after Bus 1 leaves does Bus 3 leave?

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B. 6
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D. 10
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My Answer is C.

Time catch up = Delta Distance/ Delta Rate

Time for Bus 2 to catch up to Bus 1 = (50x6)/(80-50) = 10 hours
=> total time Bus 1 traveled is 10+6 = 16 hours => Total distance Bus 1 traveled is 50x16 = 800 km

Since we know Bus 3 also catches up to Bus 1 at the same time as Bus 2, it means that the total distance Bus 3 travels will be equal to that of Bus 1.
=> total time Bus 3 traveled is 800/100 = 8 hours. Since by the time they meet up, Bus 1 will have traveled for 16 hours while Bus 3 traveled only for 8 hours, meaning Bus 3 started 8 hours after
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