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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1. Two buses leave Houston at the same time and travel in opposite directions. One bus averages 55 mi/h and the other bus averages 45 mi/h. When will they be 400 miles apart?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Going opposite directions makes it the sum of their speeds.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "55 + 45 = 100 mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "400/100 = 4 hours </SPAN>\n" );
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