SOLUTION: At 9 am a plane left boston for Dallas. An hour later a plane left Dallas for Boston. Both airplanes were traveling at 500mph. The distance between Boston and Dallas is 1,500 mile

SOLUTION: At 9 am a plane left boston for Dallas. An hour later a plane left Dallas for Boston. Both airplanes were traveling at 500mph. The distance between Boston and Dallas is 1,500 mile

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Question 901294: At 9 am a plane left boston for Dallas. An hour later a plane left Dallas for Boston. Both airplanes were traveling at 500mph. The distance between Boston and Dallas is 1,500 miles. At what time did the airplanes pass each other
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Traveling Towards one another
500*t + 500(t-1) = 1500
1000t = 2000
t = 2hr
airplanes pass each other
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