document.write( "Question 1187409: A bus travels 300 kilometers at a given speed. If the speed is increased by 5 kilometers per hour, the trip will be reduced by two hours. What is the speed? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "The \"time\" equation is\r\n" );
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document.write( "     -  = 2  hours.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Reduce it to a quadratic equation and solve using the quadratic formula or factoring.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  The speed of the bus was 25 km/h.\r\n" );
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