document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=503484>Question 503484</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two buses start at the same point and travel in opposite directions. If one bus travels at 40mi/h and the other travels at 50 mi/h, in how many hours will the buses be 450 mi apart? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Apply the distance formula of d = rt<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = time (hours) to be 450 miles apart<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "450 = 40t + 50t <BR>\n" );
document.write( "450 = 90t <BR>\n" );
document.write( "450/90 = t <BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 hours = t </SPAN>\n" );
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