document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1053432>Question 1053432</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a bus is driving at 60 miles per hour toward a bus station that is 250 miles away. the function d=250-60t represents the distance d from the bus station the is t hours after it has started driving. find the zero of this function. describe what this value means in this context. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "250-60t=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "250=60t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t=4.167 hours, or 4 hours and 10 minutes.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In this context, this would mean that there is 0 miles between the bus and the bus station---or in other words, the bus has arrived at the station. &#9786;&#9786;&#9786;&#9786; </SPAN>\n" );
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