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

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Question 42983: A bus leaves a station at 1 P.M., traveling west at an average rate of 44 mi/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?
Answer by Nate(3500) About Me  (Show Source):
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y is the distance of the buses while x is the amount of hours
first bus: y+=+44x+%2B+44
second bus: y+=+48x
Combine:
48x+%2B+%2844x+%2B+44%29+=+274
92x+=+230
x+=+2.5
1 P.M. ------> 3:30 P.M.