SOLUTION: Tom took a trip of a 13000 miles he travel by train at 50 miles an hour and the same number of hours by plane at 275 miles per hour how many hours did the trip take? A- 3hours B-

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Question 1009295: Tom took a trip of a 13000 miles he travel by train at 50 miles an hour and the same number of hours by plane at 275 miles per hour how many hours did the trip take?
A- 3hours
B- 4hours
C- 8hours

Answer by fractalier(6550)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
13000/(275+50) = 40 hours at each speed, 80 hours total...obviously there is a mistake somewhere...
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