document.write( "Question 1048146: A car and a bus start at 8:00am from the same point and travel in the same direction. The average speed of the car is 60mph. In 2 hours the car is 30 miles ahead of the bus. Find the average speed of the bus. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #663744 by josgarithmetic(39632)\"\" \"About 
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RT=D, constant travel rate rule\r
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document.write( "                SPEED        TIME        DISTANCE\r\n" );
document.write( "CAR             60            2           d+30\r\n" );
document.write( "BUS             r             2           d\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Both d and r are unknown, and you can solve for both.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\"d=60%2A2-30\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28r%29%282%29=d\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"r=d%2F2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"r=90%2F2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28r=45%29\"---------answer to the question
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