A taxi leaves Point A 3 hours after a bus left the same spot. The bus is traveling 30 mph slower than the taxi. Find the speed of the taxi, if it overtakes the bus in three hours.
Choices
A) 60 B) 72 C) 48 D) 36 E) 64

Rationale: let the speed of bus be v - 30 , speed of taxi be v the bus travelled a total of 6 hrs and taxi a total of 3 hrs . hence 6 * ( v - 30 ) = 3 v 6 v - 180 = 3 v 3 v = 180 v = 60 mph a
Answer: A