document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=257081>Question 257081</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A car and a bus leave from the same spot and drive in opposite directions.  The bus is travelling 15 miles per hour slower than the car.  In 3.75 hours, the car and the bus are 144 miles apart.  Find the average speed of the car. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #189462 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><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=189462\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> d=rt<BR>\n" );
document.write( "144=(x+x-15)3.75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "144=(2x-15)3.75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "144=7.5x-56.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7.5x=144+56.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7.5x=200.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=200.5/7.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=26.733 mph for the car.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "26.733-15=11.733 mph for the bus.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Proof:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "144=(26.733+11.733)3.75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "144=38.466*3.75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "144~144<BR>\n" );
document.write( " </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );