Two buses leave towns 840 miles apart at the same time and travel toward each other. One bus travels 20 mi/h slower than the other. If they meet in 7 hours, what is the rate of each bus?

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Raman Balyan asked Aug 10, 2023

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Two buses leave towns 840 miles apart at the same time and travel toward each other. One bus travels 20 mi/h slower than the other. If they meet in 7 hours, what is the rate of each bus?

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Answer: Thus you found the rate of the slower bus. It is 67 miles per hour.

Then the rate of the faster bus is 67 + 18 = 85 mph.

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