SOLUTION: Speed of an Airplane. Two planes are 6,000 miles apart,and their speeds differ by 200 mph. They travel toward each other and meet in 5 hours. Find the speed of the slower plane.

Question 902551: Speed of an Airplane. Two planes are 6,000 miles apart,and their speeds differ by 200 mph. They travel toward each other and meet in 5 hours. Find the speed of the slower plane.
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Plane I x km/h
Plane II x+ 200 km/h
..
They are moving towards each other

So add up their speed.

combined speed = x+ 1 x + 200
( 2 x + 200 )
Time = 5 hours
Distance = 6000 miles
Distance = speed * time
( 2 x 200 )* 5 = 6000
10.00 x + 1000 = 6000
10 x = 6000 + -1000
10 x = 5000
/ 10
x= 500 mph
Plane I = 500 mph
Plane II 500 + 200 = 700 mph
m.ananth@hotmail.ca

RELATED QUESTIONS
Two planes are 6,000 miles apart, and their speeds differ by 200 mph. They travel toward (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)

The problem is: Two planes are 6000 miles apart, and their speeds differ by 200 miles per (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)

Two planes are 6,000 miles apart, and their speeds differ by 200 mph. They travel towards (answered by nerdybill)

Two trains are 330 miles apart, and their speeds differ by 200 mph. They travel toward... (answered by mananth)

two planes are 2025 miles apart fly toward eachother. their speeds differ by 35 mph. if... (answered by josmiceli)

two planes which are 2745 miles apart fly toward each other. Their speeds differ by 65... (answered by josmiceli)

Two planes which are 2160 miles apart fly toward each other. Their speeds differ by 70... (answered by mananth)

Two planes, which are 4425 miles apart, fly toward each other. their speeds differ by 35... (answered by nerdybill)

Question : two planes which are 2385 miles apart fly toward each other. Their speeds... (answered by mananth)