SOLUTION: Two buses leave a station at the same time and travel in opposite directions. One bus travels 19 /kmh faster than the other. If the two buses are 1230km apart after 6

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Question 905238: Two buses leave a station at the same time and travel in opposite directions. One bus travels
19

/kmh
faster than the other. If the two buses are
1230km
apart after
6
hours, what is the rate of each bus?

Answer by josgarithmetic(39615)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The other bus moves r kilometers per hour, and the bus moves r+19 kilometers per hour.
Their separation rate is r+r+19 because they move in opposite directions.

RT=D rate time distance, uniform rates rule.

;
solve for r.

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