SOLUTION: A car can travel 540 miles in the same time that it takes a bus to travel 360 miles. If the rate of the bus is 20 miles per hour slower than the car, find the average rate for e
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Question 1140130: A car can travel 540 miles in the same time that it takes a bus to travel 360 miles. If the rate of the bus is 20 miles per hour slower than the car, find the average rate for each. Answer by ikleyn(52803) (Show Source):
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where "c" is the rate of the car, in miles per hour.
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3(c-20) = 2c
3c - 60 = 2c
3c - 2c = 60
c = 60. It is the rate of the car.
60 - 20 = 40. It is the rate of the bus.
