SOLUTION: two buses leave towns 756 miles apart at the same time and travel toward each other. one bus travels at 14 mi/hour slower than the other. if they meet in 7 hours, what is the rat
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Question 362585: two buses leave towns 756 miles apart at the same time and travel toward each other. one bus travels at 14 mi/hour slower than the other. if they meet in 7 hours, what is the rate of each bus?
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
D=RT
756=(R+R-14)7
756=(2R-14)7
756=14R-98
14R=756+98
14R=854
R=854/14
R=61 MPH. IS THE SPEED OF THE FASTER BUS.
61-14=47 MPH. IS THE SPEED OF THE SLOWER BUS.
PROOF:
756=(61+47)7
756=108*7
756=756
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