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document.write( "Town x and town y are 560km apart. At 11am a van leaves x for y travelling at a constant speed. At the same time a bus leaves x for y travelling at a constant speed. The two pass each other at 1.20pm . The average speed of the van is 60km per hour faster than the bus.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the vans average speed. How far is the bus from x when it passes the van.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #833171 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=833171\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Both the van and the bus left from x at the same time.  They do not pass each other.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Town x and town y are 560km apart. At 11am a van leaves x for y travelling at a constant speed. At the same time a bus <b>leaves y for x</b> travelling at a constant speed. The two pass each other at 1.20pm . The average speed of the van is 60km per hour faster than the bus.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the vans average speed. How far is the bus from x when it passes the van.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If one is going toward the other starting from the two separate towns, and ONLY IF so, then<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "van travels from x to y\r\n" );
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document.write( "         SPEEDS           TIMES             DISTANCE\r\n" );
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document.write( "VAN       v               <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%261%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%261%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >           <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%287%2F3%29v ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%287%2F3%29v\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r\n" );
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document.write( "BUS       v-60            <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%261%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%261%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >           <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%287%2F3%29%28v-60%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%287%2F3%29%28v-60%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r\n" );
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document.write( "TOTAL                                  560\r\n" );
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