SOLUTION: Plane A leaves LA for NY at 500 mph, at the same time plane B leaves NY for LA at 650 mph. The towns are 3000 miles apart. How will it take for the planes to meet. Okay I kno

Question 229728: Plane A leaves LA for NY at 500 mph, at the same time plane B leaves NY for LA at 650 mph. The towns are 3000 miles apart. How will it take for the planes to meet.
Okay I know distance = rate x time and can figure out that it will take 6 hours for plane A to complete the 3000 miles and 4.6 hours for plane B but how do I set up an equation using distance to find out when the planes will meet?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Their speeds are added when going in opposite directions.
550 + 650 = 1150 mph
3000/1150 = 2.609 hours
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