document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=151766>Question 151766</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> two busses are 515 miles apart. At 9:30 AM they start traveling toward each other at rates of 48 and 55 miles per hour. At what time will they pass each other? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #111570 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=orca><B>orca(409)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=orca><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=111570\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Use the following fact to set up an equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "when they meet each other, the sum of the distances they traveled is 515 miles .\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Suppose that it takes x hours for them to meet each other.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The distance covered by the first bus is 48x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The distance covered by the first bus is 55x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Their sum is 48x + 55x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Setting it equal to 515, we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "48x + 55x = 515\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solving the equation for x, we obtain<BR>\n" );
document.write( "103x = 515<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore it takes 5 hours for them to meet each other.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the time is 14:30.\r<BR>\n" );
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