document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=380160>Question 380160</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A passenger bus traveling at the rate of 70km/hr leaves the station 2 hrs. after a cargo truck left and overtakes it in 5 hrs. What is the rate of the cargo truck? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #269819 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=269819\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> cargo truck speed be x km/h<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "they are travelling one behind the other<BR>\n" );
document.write( "passenger bus catches up  = 70-x mph.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "cargo truck has already traveled 2 hours when the bus starts.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so it has traveled 2x km.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The bus catches up after time t=5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "t = d/r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5=2x/(70-x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply by (70-x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5(70-x)=2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "350-5x=2x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "350=2x+5x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "350=7x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "/7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "350/7 = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50=x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the speed of cargo truck = 50 km/hr.<BR>\n" );
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