SOLUTION: An aircraft carrier leaves at the base and starts to travel due west at 20 miles per hour. After 48 hours, an airplane leave the same base and travels the same direction at 200 mil

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Question 338755: An aircraft carrier leaves at the base and starts to travel due west at 20 miles per hour. After 48 hours, an airplane leave the same base and travels the same direction at 200 miles per hour. How many hours will the airplane reach the aircraft carrier?
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
An aircraft carrier leaves at the base and starts to travel due west at 20 miles per hour. After 48 hours, an airplane leave the same base and travels the same direction at 200 miles per hour. How many hours will the airplane reach the aircraft carrier?
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The carrier is 960 miles away (20*48).
The plane's speed relative to the carrier is 180 mph (200 - 20).
960/180 = 16/3 hours
= 5 hr 20 minutes

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