document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=205271>Question 205271</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A bus takes 12 hours to travel the same distance that an airplane takes 1.5 hours.  the average speed of the airplane is 120 miles per hour, 5 times faster than the bus.  what is the average speed of the bus?  Thanks </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #154953 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=154953\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  A bus takes 12 hours to travel the same distance that an airplane takes 1.5 hours. the average speed of the airplane is 120 miles per hour, 5 times faster than the bus. what is the average speed of the bus? Thanks<BR>\n" );
document.write( "------------------<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12 versus 1.5 hours is 8 times as fast.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 times faster is 6 times as fast, so the avg speed of the bus is 20 mph.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "One statement says 8 times as fast, the other say 6 times as fast.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "They don't match. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );