document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=146479>Question 146479</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the bus headed north at noon at 50 mph. at 2pm, the train headed north from the same station at 70 mph. what time was it when the train got within 40 miles of the bus. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #106982 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Nate><B>Nate(3500)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Nate><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=106982\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> D = R*T<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Bus's distance = 50t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Train's distance = 70t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The bus already traveled two hours or 100 miles.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Current Bus's distance = 50t + 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Current Train's distance = 70t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Current Bus's distance - Current Train's distance = 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50t + 100 - 70t = 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100 - 20t = 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "60 = 20t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 = t </SPAN>\n" );
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