document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=904551>Question 904551</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A bus enters a highway driving 55 mph. A car enters the highway at the same place 1/4 of an hour later and drives 70 mph in the same direction. From the time the car enters the highway, how long will it take the car to pass the bus?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "t the bus time<BR>\n" );
document.write( "55t = 70(t-.25) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "55t = 70t - 70*.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "70*.25/15 =  70/60 = 1 1/6 hr, time bus traveled<BR>\n" );
document.write( "car traveled 7/6 - 1/4 = 11/12 hr<BR>\n" );
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