Two buses leave towns 1631km apart at the same time and travel toward each other. one bus travels 17 / kmh slower than the other. if they meet in 7 hours, what is the rate of each bus?

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Gerardo Heath

Mathematics

10 October, 21:01

Two buses leave towns 1631km apart at the same time and travel toward each other. one bus travels 17 / kmh slower than the other. if they meet in 7 hours, what is the rate of each bus?

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Tori Blanchard · Answer 1

Suppose one bus travels at x km/h, the second bus is 17 km/h slower so it is x-17

the first bus travels a total of 7x km, the second bus travels 7 (x-17) km, together they travel the total distance of 1631 km

7x + 7 (x-17) = 1631

7x + 7x - 119 = 1631

14x=1750

x=125

x-17=108