document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=919977>Question 919977</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two buses leave at the same time from the same place traveling in opposite directions. The rate of the faster bus exceeds that of the slower bus by 15 mph. After 3 hours they are 345 miles apart. What are the rates of these buses? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(r+15)3 + 3r = 345<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6r= 300<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+highlight_green%2850mph%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+highlight_green%2850mph%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > , rate of the slower bus.  Faster bus is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+highlight_green%2865mph%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+highlight_green%2865mph%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=50%2B15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"50%2B15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "and...checking<BR>\n" );
document.write( "65mph(3hr) + 5mph(3hr) = 195mi + 150mi =  345mi </SPAN>\n" );
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