two buses leave a station at the same time and travel in opposite directions. one bus travels 14 km/h faster than the other. if the buses are 504 km apart after 2 hours, what is the rate of each bus?

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abhisar · Answer

Let the speed of one bus be $\mathcal x$ km/h. So the speed of other one will be $\mathcal x+14$km/h

abhisar · Answer

Now the given condition can be depicted by the following diagram.
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abhisar · Answer

Now, the question says that the two buses are 504 km apart.

$\therefore~  \mathcal  2x+2(x+14)=504$

By using the above equation can you find the speeds of the two buses?