SOLUTION: A private airplane leaves an airport and flies due east at 180 mph .two hours later/ a jet leaves the same airport and flies due east at 324 mph.when will the jet overtake the plan
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Question 1030835: A private airplane leaves an airport and flies due east at 180 mph .two hours later/ a jet leaves the same airport and flies due east at 324 mph.when will the jet overtake the plane ?
Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The jet has to make up 360 miles that the private plane flew in the two hours.
Since it travels 324-180 = 144 miles an hour faster, it would take the jet
360 / 144 = 2.5 hours to catch the private plane.
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