SOLUTION: Two airplanes are leaving O'Hare at the same time, on bound for New york and the other for california. The one heading to California has a tail wind and is thus going 25MPH faster

Question 326122: Two airplanes are leaving O'Hare at the same time, on bound for New york and the other for california. The one heading to California has a tail wind and is thus going 25MPH faster than the one headed for New York. If after one hour they are 575 miles apart, what are their speeds?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Since they are 575 miles apart after 1 hour, the SUM of their speeds must be 575 mph. If the slow one is going

mph and the fast one is going

mph, then

. Solve for

John

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