SOLUTION: A plane took 1 hour longer to travel 560 miles on the first portion of a flight than it took to fly 480 miles on the second portion. If the speed was the same for each portion, wh
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Question 110215: A plane took 1 hour longer to travel 560 miles on the first portion of a flight than it took to fly 480 miles on the second portion. If the speed was the same for each portion, what was the flying time for the second part of the trip.
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Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I have 2 equations and 2 unknowns, so I should be able to solve for s & t
hrs answer
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To check, solve for s in both equations- they should be equal
mi/hr
mi/hr
OK
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