SOLUTION: a bus travels 180 miles in the same direction that a car travels 240 miles. If the car's speed is 15 mph faster than the speed of the bus, find the speed of the car and the speed o

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Question 1081280: a bus travels 180 miles in the same direction that a car travels 240 miles. If the car's speed is 15 mph faster than the speed of the bus, find the speed of the car and the speed of the bus.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) About Me  (Show Source):
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r, speed of bus;
r+15, speed of car;

180%2Fr=240%2F%28r%2B15%29

Solve for r.