SOLUTION: Two buses left town A for town B at the same time. The speed of one of the buses was 10 mph greater than the speed of the other bus. In 3 (1/2) hours one bus reached town B, while

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Question 1011247: Two buses left town A for town B at the same time. The speed of one of the buses was 10 mph greater than the speed of the other bus. In 3 (1/2) hours one bus reached town B, while the other bus was away from town B at a distance equal (1/6) of the distance between A and B. Find the speed of the buses and the distance between A and B.
Answer:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39629)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Uniform Rates for Travel works as RT=D to relate rate, time, and distance.
              speed      time      distance

one bus        r+10             d

other bus      r

Solve the system for r and d:




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              speed      time      distance

one bus        r+k             d

other bus      r               

 is the fraction of the distance from destination for "other bus".

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