SOLUTION: John's plane flies three times as fast as Jim's. over a distance of 3000 miles Jim's plane takes 10 hours longer than John's. find the speed of the two planes?
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Question 669089: John's plane flies three times as fast as Jim's. over a distance of 3000 miles Jim's plane takes 10 hours longer than John's. find the speed of the two planes?
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Jims plane speed = x
John's speed = 3x
Distance = 3000
LCD = 3x
6000=30x
x=200
Speeds are 200 & 600 mph
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