SOLUTION: A bus leaves a station at 1 P.M., traveling west at an average rate of 44mi/h. One hour later a second bus leaves the same station, traveling east at a rate of 48 mi/h. At what tim

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Question 33587: A bus leaves a station at 1 P.M., traveling west at an average rate of 44mi/h. One hour later a second bus leaves the same station, traveling east at a rate of 48 mi/h. At what time will the two buses be 274 mi apart?
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44t+48(T-1)=274 OR 44T+48T-48=274 OR 92T=274+48 OR 92T=322 OR T=322/92 OR T=3.5 OR THE TWO BUSES WILL BE 274 MILES APART @ 4:30PM