SOLUTION: Two buses leave the station at the same time. one traveled west at a certain speed and the other traveled east 10mph faster. after 5 hrs the two buses were 520 miles apart. how fas

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Question 1013359: Two buses leave the station at the same time. one traveled west at a certain speed and the other traveled east 10mph faster. after 5 hrs the two buses were 520 miles apart. how fast was each bus traveling?
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%28r%2Br%2B10%29%2A5=520 and because they are moving apart at r%2Br%2B10 miles per hour.