document.write( "Question 1184739: Two buses leave towns 749 miles apart at the same time and travel toward each other. One bus travels 19 mi|h slower than the other. If they meet in 7 hours, what is the rate of each bus? \n" ); document.write( "
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Rates are r and r-19.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The two buses are consuming the distance given between them. The rate of approach is the sum of the two individual rates.\r
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