document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1118466>Question 1118466</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A bus averages 6 miles per hour faster than a trolley. If the bus travels 90 miles in the same time it takes the trolley to travel 75 miles, then what is the speed of each? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "For the same amount of time, the ratio of distances traveled is 90/:75 = 6:5.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since the times are the same, the ratio of the speeds is also 6:5.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The two speeds we are looking for are two numbers with a difference of 6 that are in the ratio of 6:5.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "That is easily done with simple mental arithmetic.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "In the ratio \"6:5\", the difference between the two numbers is 1.  To get the difference of the two numbers to be 6, simply multiply both numbers in the ratio by 6.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "6:5 = 36:30<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The two speeds are 36 mph and 30 mph. </SPAN>\n" );
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