document.write( "Question 1148947: Hi im hoping to find the answer or what method should be used to solve these two word problems. Thank you !\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Question 1 Two buses leave towns 610 km apart at the same time and travel toward each other. One bus travels 5 km per hour faster than the other. If they meet in 4 hours, what is the rate of each bus? (Label which speed is for which bus in your answer.) \r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Question 2, Last year, Marcus had $15,000 to invest. He invested some of it in an account that paid 7% simple interest per year, and he invested the rest in an account that paid 5% simple interest per year. After one year, he received a total of $1005 in interest. How much did he invest in each account? (In your answer, label which amount is for which account.) \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #770285 by josgarithmetic(39617)\"\" \"About 
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Question 1:\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28r%2B%28r%2B5%29%29%2A4=610\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4%28r%2Br%2B5%29=610\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"4%282r%2B5%29=610\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2%282r%2B5%29=305\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"4r%2B10=305\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"4r=295\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"r=73%263%2F4\"
\n" ); document.write( ".
\n" ); document.write( ".\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Question 2:\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x at 7%
\n" ); document.write( "15000-x at 5%\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0.07x%2B0.05%2815000-x%29=1005\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0.07x%2B750-0.05x=1005\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"0.02x=1005-750\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"0.02x=255\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=12750\"
\n" ); document.write( ".
\n" ); document.write( ".
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" );