Two buses leave a station at the same time and travel in opposite directions. One bus travels 20 km/h slower than the other. If the two buses are 380 kilometers apart after 2 hours, what is the rate of each bus?
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Since the slower bus is traveling 20 km/h slower, its speed would be (x - 20) km/h. In 2 hours, the faster bus would have traveled a distance of 2x km. Similarly, the slower bus would have traveled a distance of 2(x - 20) km. Since they are traveling in Show more…
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