SOLUTION: Two planes make a 1680 mile flight, one flying 10 miles per hour faster than the other. The quicker plane makes the trip 4 hours faster. How long did it take the slower plane to co

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Question 1086475: Two planes make a 1680 mile flight, one flying 10 miles per hour faster than the other. The quicker plane makes the trip 4 hours faster. How long did it take the slower plane to complete the flight?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathTherapy:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
                 SPEED     TIME          DISTANCE
Fast Plane       r+10     1680/(r+10)     1680
Slow Plan         r       1680/r          1680
Difference                 4


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Slower Plane: , hours

Answer by MathTherapy(10552)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Two planes make a 1680 mile flight, one flying 10 miles per hour faster than the other. The quicker plane makes the trip 4 hours faster. How long did it take the slower plane to complete the flight?
Let time slower plane takes be T
Then time faster plane takes = T – 4
We then get the following SPEED equation:
Solve this to get a time of for the slower plane.
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