SOLUTION: How do you solve this equation? A bus is 160 miles east of the North Dakota-Montana border and is traveling west at 70 miles per hour. How long will it take for the bus to be 295 m

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Question 706605: How do you solve this equation? A bus is 160 miles east of the North Dakota-Montana border and is traveling west at 70 miles per hour. How long will it take for the bus to be 295 miles west of the border?
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How do you solve this equation? A bus is 160 miles east of the North Dakota-Montana border and is traveling west at 70 miles per hour. How long will it take for the bus to be 295 miles west of the border?
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Total distance: (160+295) = 455 miles
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time = distance/rate
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time = 455 / 70 = 6.5 hours
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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