document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=803347>Question 803347</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Sarah spent 2hrs more travelling by train than by bus. The train averaged 70<BR>\n" );
document.write( "km/h and the bus 50 km/h. how far did shee travel by bus if the total trip covered 740 km?  <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "km/h and the bus 50 km/h. how far did shee travel by bus if the total trip covered 740 km?  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let time on bus be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "time on train = x+2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "bus rate = 50 km/h<BR>\n" );
document.write( "train rate = 70km/h\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "distance bus + distance train = 740\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d=rt\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "50x+70(x+2)=740\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "50x+70x+140=740\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "120x+140=740\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "120x=600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "/120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=5 hours Time on bus </SPAN>\n" );
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