document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=834257>Question 834257</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Man drives car 200 km at x speed then gets on a bus that goes 5 km faster and stays on bus for 240 km. What was x if total trip was 8 hours </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #502893 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=502893\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ____________speed_____________time____________distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Drive_______x_________________t_______________200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Bus_________x+5_______________8-t_____________240\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Instead of showing a \"Total\" row, the fact that total time was 8 hours, and of that quantity, t was spent driving.  Bus time is the difference.  Variables to solve for are x and t.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Drive:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=xt=200 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"xt=200\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Bus:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2B5%29%288-t%29=240 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2B5%29%288-t%29=240\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Some similar travel - rates problems are like this form.  Try to solve the simultaneous equations just derived for this system. </SPAN>\n" );
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