SOLUTION: A bus leaves a station at 1pm traveling west at an average rate of 44mi/h. one hour later a second bus leaves the same station traveling east at a rate of 48 mi/h. At what time wil
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Question 78585: A bus leaves a station at 1pm traveling west at an average rate of 44mi/h. one hour later a second bus leaves the same station traveling east at a rate of 48 mi/h. At what time will the two buses be 274 mi apart?
Answer by checkley75(3666) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
44*H+48(H-1)=274
44H+48H-48=274
92H=274+48
92H=322
H=322/92
H=3.5 HOUR AFTER THE FIRST BUS LEAVES THEY WILL BE 274 MILES APART OR
1+3.5=4.5 OR 4:30 PM. THEY WILL BE 274 MILES APART.
PROOF
44*3.5+48*2.5=274
154+120=274
274=274
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