document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=47677>Question 47677</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0618503072/algebrahomeworkh>Introductory  Algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A car and a bus leave a town at 1 pm and head for a town 300 miles away. The rate of the car is twice the rate of the bus. The car arrives 5 hours ahead of the bus. Find the rate 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 #31508 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><B>checkley71(8403)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><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=31508\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> RT=R/2(T+5) OR RT=(RT+5R)/2 OR 2RT=RT+5R DIVIDING ALL TERMS BY R WE GET \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2T=T+5 OR T=5 & RT=300 OR R*5=300 OR R=300/5 OR R=60 MPH FOR THE CAR\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "300/60=5 HOURS 300/30=10 HOURS THUS 10-5=5 HOURS DIFFERENCE.  </SPAN>\n" );
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