SOLUTION: THE THE HOME BASE OF THE NAVY BLUE ANGELS IS IN PENSACOLA, FLORIDA. tHE ANGELS SPEND THEIR WINTERS IN eL cAENTRO, CALIFORNIA. aSSUME THEY FLY 900 MILES PER HR WHEN THEY FLY FROM PE

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Question 357774: THE THE HOME BASE OF THE NAVY BLUE ANGELS IS IN PENSACOLA, FLORIDA. tHE ANGELS SPEND THEIR WINTERS IN eL cAENTRO, CALIFORNIA. aSSUME THEY FLY 900 MILES PER HR WHEN THEY FLY FROM PENSACOLA TO EL CENTRO IN THEIR F/A-18 HORNETS. ON EVERY TRIP THEIR C130 TRANSPORT LEAVES BEFORE THEM, CARRYING SUPPLIES AND SUPPORT STAFF. THE C130 TRAVELS AT 370 MILES PER HR. oN A TRIP FROM PENSACOLA TO EL CENTRO HOW LONG BEFORE THE HORNET LEAVES SHOULD C130 LEAVE IF ITS TO ARRIVE 3 HRS BEFORE THE HORNETS? THE FLYING DISTANCE BETWEEN PENASACOLA AND EL CENTRO IS 1720 MILES.
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THEY FLY 900 MILES PER HR WHEN THEY FLY FROM PENSACOLA TO EL CENTRO IN THEIR F/A-18 HORNETS.
ON EVERY TRIP THEIR C130 TRANSPORT LEAVES BEFORE THEM, CARRYING SUPPLIES AND SUPPORT STAFF.
THE C130 TRAVELS AT 370 MILES PER HR.
oN A TRIP FROM PENSACOLA TO EL CENTRO HOW LONG BEFORE THE HORNET LEAVES
SHOULD the C130 LEAVE IF ITS TO ARRIVE 3 HRS BEFORE THE HORNETS?
THE FLYING DISTANCE BETWEEN PENASACOLA AND EL CENTRO IS 1720 MILES.
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Let t = time for C130 to arrive 3 hrs before F-18's
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Write a time equation, time = dist/speed
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t = + 3 -
t = 4.64865 + 3 - 1.91111
t = 5.73754 hrs or about 5 hrs 44 min before the F-18's
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