SOLUTION: it takes 1 hour longer to fly to st.paul at 200 miles per hours than it does to return 250 mile per hour.how far is st. paul?

Question 226024: it takes 1 hour longer to fly to st.paul at 200 miles per hours than it does to return 250 mile per hour.how far is st. paul?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You have to write 2 equation, one for going and
one for coming back
To St. Paul:

and coming back:

Note that , distance to St. Paul
given:
mi/hr
mi/hr
hrs
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Now I can rewrite the equations

They're both equal to , so

hrs
and

hrs
Now I can solve for

St. Paul is 1000 mi away
check:

OK
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