document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=949586>Question 949586</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> two buses leave a station at the same time and travel in opposite directions. one bus travels 14 km/h faster than the other. if the buses are 504 km apart after 2 hours, what is the rate of each bus? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #579754 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><B>macston(5194)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=macston><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=579754\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The buses are separating at the rate of 504km/2hrs=252 km/hr so the combined rates are 252 km/hr. One bus travels at rate=r, the other rate=r+14 km/hr:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r+(r+14 km/hr)=252 km/hr  Subtract 14 km/hr from each side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2r=238 km/hr Divide each side by 2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r=119 km/hr ANSWER 1: The slower bus is traveling at 119 km/hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r+14 km/hr=119 km/hr+14 km.hr=133 km/hr ANSWER 2:  The faster bus is traveling 133 km/hr.<BR>\n" );
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