document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=861339>Question 861339</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a local bus travels 8 mph slower than the express bus. the express bus travels 60 miles in the same time it takes the local bus to travel 48 miles. find the speed of the local bus and the speed of the express bus.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #518957 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=518957\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the time taken by both is same , but for different distances\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "express bus rate = x, distance = 60\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "local bus rate = x-8, distance =48\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "60/x = 48/(x-8)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "60(x-8)=48x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "60x-480 = 48x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "60x-48x=480\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12x=480<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=40\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you continue\r<BR>\n" );
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