document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=799169>Question 799169</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One bus left the city at 2:00PM and averaged 75 km/h. Another bus, traveling in the opposite direction, left the city at 5:00PM and averaged 85 km/h. At what time were the buses 705 km apart? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "time difference between Bus I and Bus II = 3 hours\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Bus I travels 75*3 = 225 kmin 3 hours\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total distance = 705\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "difference = 705-225=480\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "they are travelling in opposite directions\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so add speeds 75+85=160 km/h\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "t= d/r\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "t=480/160 = 3 hours\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Bus II starts at 5.00 pm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so they will be 705 km away at 8.00 pm </SPAN>\n" );
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