SOLUTION: a bus travelling 40 mi/h and a car travelling 50 mi/h cover the same distance. The bus travels 1 hour more than the car. How many hours did each travel?
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Question 669622: a bus travelling 40 mi/h and a car travelling 50 mi/h cover the same distance. The bus travels 1 hour more than the car. How many hours did each travel?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
d = rt
d = 40(t+1)
d = 50t
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40(t+1) = 50t
40t+40=50t
40t=50t-40
40t-50t=-40
-10t=-40
t=(-40)/(-10)
t=4
So the car traveled for 4 hours and the bus traveled for 5 hours.
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