SOLUTION: In 1927 Charles Lindbergh flew the Spirit of St. Louis from New York to Paris at an average speed of 107.4 mi/h. Eleven years later, Howard Hughes flew the same route, averaged 2

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: In 1927 Charles Lindbergh flew the Spirit of St. Louis from New York to Paris at an average speed of 107.4 mi/h. Eleven years later, Howard Hughes flew the same route, averaged 217.1 mi/h, and took 16 hours, 57 minutes less time. Find the length of their route.
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Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The distance is the same for each flyer

hrs
hrs
Lindbergh's distance was

mi
Hugh's distance should be the same

mi
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