SOLUTION: How do you solve this equation? A bus is 160 miles east of the North Dakota-Montana border and is traveling west at 70 miles per hour. How long will it take for the bus to be 295 m

Question 706605: How do you solve this equation? A bus is 160 miles east of the North Dakota-Montana border and is traveling west at 70 miles per hour. How long will it take for the bus to be 295 miles west of the border?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
How do you solve this equation? A bus is 160 miles east of the North Dakota-Montana border and is traveling west at 70 miles per hour. How long will it take for the bus to be 295 miles west of the border?
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Total distance: (160+295) = 455 miles
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time = distance/rate
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time = 455 / 70 = 6.5 hours
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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