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Question Number 25963 by tawa tawa last updated on 16/Dec/17
A bus is traveling along a straight road at 100 km/hr and the bus conductor  walks at 6 km/hr on the floor of the bus and in the same direction as the bus.  Find the speed of the conductor relative to the road and relative to the bus.
$$\mathrm{A}\:\mathrm{bus}\:\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{traveling}\:\mathrm{along}\:\mathrm{a}\:\mathrm{straight}\:\mathrm{road}\:\mathrm{at}\:\mathrm{100}\:\mathrm{km}/\mathrm{hr}\:\mathrm{and}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{bus}\:\mathrm{conductor} \\ $$$$\mathrm{walks}\:\mathrm{at}\:\mathrm{6}\:\mathrm{km}/\mathrm{hr}\:\mathrm{on}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{floor}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{bus}\:\mathrm{and}\:\mathrm{in}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{same}\:\mathrm{direction}\:\mathrm{as}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{bus}. \\ $$$$\mathrm{Find}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{speed}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{conductor}\:\mathrm{relative}\:\mathrm{to}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{road}\:\mathrm{and}\:\mathrm{relative}\:\mathrm{to}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{bus}. \\ $$

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