document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=231700>Question 231700</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The distance from Redding to Bishop is 400 miles. A bus leaves Redding headed to Bishop at 55 miles per hour. One hour later a bus leaves Bishop for Redding at 65 miles per hour. How far from Bishop will the two buses be when they pass? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A bus leaves Redding headed to Bishop at 55 miles per hour. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "One hour later a bus leaves Bishop for Redding at 65 miles per hour. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "How far from Bishop will the two buses be when they pass?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Reading bus DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate = 55 mph ; distance = x mi ; time = x/55 hrs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Bishop bus DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate = 65 mph ; distance = 400-x ; time = (400-x)/65 hrs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Reading time - Bishop time = 1 hr<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x/55 = (400-x)/65<BR>\n" );
document.write( "65x = 55(400-x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "65x = 55*400 - 55x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "120x = 55*400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 550/3 miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Distance of meeting from Bishop = 400-(550/3) = 216 2/3 miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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