SOLUTION: two planes which are 2475 miles apart fly towards each other. Their speeds differ by 75 mph. If they pass each other in 3 hours what is the speed of both?

Question 464969: two planes which are 2475 miles apart fly towards each other. Their speeds differ by 75 mph. If they pass each other in 3 hours what is the speed of both?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You can think of this as one plane being stationary
and the other one flying towards it at the sum of their speeds
If one plane's speed is , the other is
The plane that is moving has to fly mi

The speeds of the planes are 375 mi/hr and 450 mi/hr
To check answers:
How far does slower plane go in 3 hrs?

How far does faster plane go in 3 hrs?

Does ?
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