SOLUTION: a train makes a trip at 65 mph. A plane traveling 130 mph makes the same trip in 3 fewer hours. Write and solve an equation to find the distance of the trip.

Question 681779: a train makes a trip at 65 mph. A plane traveling 130 mph makes the same trip in 3 fewer hours. Write and solve an equation to find the distance of the trip.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a train makes a trip at 65 mph. A plane traveling 130 mph makes the same trip in 3 fewer hours. Write and solve an equation to find the distance of the trip.
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Let the distance be "x" miles.
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Equation:
train time - plane time = 3 hrs
x/65 - x/130 = 3
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Multiply thru by 130 to get:
2x - x = 390
x = 390 miles
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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