document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=871078>Question 871078</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 25.	A bus leaves the station at 1 PM, traveling west at 44 mph. One hour later, a second bus leaves the same station traveling east at 48 mph. At what time will the buses be 274 miles apart?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=travel time of first bus<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-1=travel time of second bus<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance=travel time*speed<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "44x+48(x-1)=274<BR>\n" );
document.write( "44x+48x-48=274<BR>\n" );
document.write( "92x=322<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=3.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "buses will be 274 miles apart after 3.5 hrs or at 4:30 PM </SPAN>\n" );
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