document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=794453>Question 794453</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a car and bus leave from the same spot and drive in opposite directions.  the bus is travelling 6 miles per hour slower than the car. in 4.50 hours, the car and the bus are 217 miles apart. find the average speed of the car<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 #843710 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=843710\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a car and bus leave from the same spot and drive in opposite directions. the bus is travelling 6 miles per hour slower than the car. in 4.50 hours, the car and the bus are 217 miles apart. find the average speed of the car\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let speed of car be x m/hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Bus speed will be (x-6) m/hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "they are moving in opposite directions<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d= s*t\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4.5x+4.5(x-6)=217\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9x-27=217<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x= 244<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=27.11\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " The average speed of the car is approximately 27.11 miles per hour\r<BR>\n" );
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