SOLUTION: Two buses leave a station at the same time and travel in opposite directions. One bus travels 12kph slower than the other. If the two buses are 1498 kilometers apart after 7 hours,

Question 1171596: Two buses leave a station at the same time and travel in opposite directions. One bus travels 12kph slower than the other. If the two buses are 1498 kilometers apart after 7 hours, what is the rate of each bus?

Answer by ikleyn(52761) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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    7x + 7*(x+12) = 1498  kilometers.


You do the rest.

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