document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=886477>Question 886477</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two buses leave from the same station at different times. Bus 1 leaves  2 hours earlier than bus 2. Bus 1 is traveling at 40 miles per hour and bus 2 is traveling at 60 miles per hour. How long will it take bus 2 to catch up to bus 1 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=travel time of bus 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+2=travel time of bus 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance=speed*travel time (same for both busses)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40(x+2)=60x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40x+80=60x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20x=80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How long will it take bus 2 to catch up to bus 1?  4 hrs </SPAN>\n" );
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