document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=915729>Question 915729</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A car leaves St. Paul, Minnesota at 4 pm. A bus leaves the same place at 5 pm and travels in the same direction as the car. the car is 12 mph faster than the bus. at 8 pm the vehicles are 100 mi apart. What is the speed of each vehicle? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A car leaves St. Paul, Minnesota at 4 pm.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " A bus leaves the same place at 5 pm and travels in the same direction as the car. speed =x mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( " the car is 12 mph faster than the bus. (x+12) mph\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Car time = 4 hours <BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance traveled = 4(x+12)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Bus time = 3 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Bus distance = 3x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Difference between  them = 100 miles\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4(x+12)-3x=100\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x+48-3x=100\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=52 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Bus speed = 52 mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "car speed = 52 +12 = 64 mph\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "64*4 -52*3=100\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "at 8 pm the vehicles are 100 mi apart. What is the speed of each vehicle? <BR>\n" );
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