SOLUTION: Mike and Adam left a bus terminal at the same time and traveled in opposite directions. Mike�s bus was in heavy traffic and had to travel 20 miles per hour slower than Adam�

Question 1045092: Mike and Adam left a bus terminal at the same time and traveled in opposite directions. Mike�s bus was in heavy traffic and had to travel 20 miles per hour slower than Adam�s bus. After 3 hours, their buses were 270 miles apart. How fast was each bus going?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = the speed of Adam's bus in mi/hr
= the speed of Mike's bus in mi/hr
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Since they are travelling in opposite directions, you
can think of this as one of them standing still and
the other covering the miles at the sum
of their speeds
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and

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Adam's speed is 55 mi/hr
Mike's speed is 35 mi/hr
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check answer:
Adam's equation:

mi
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Mike's equation:

mi
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OK
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