SOLUTION: A plane can fly 700 miles in the same time as it takes a car to go 300 miles. If the car travels 80 mph slower than the plane, find the speed of the plane.

Question 710824: A plane can fly 700 miles in the same time as it takes a car to go 300 miles. If the car travels 80 mph slower than the plane, find the speed of the plane.

Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = the time in hours for a plane fly 700 miles and a car to go 300 miles
= the plane's speed in mi/hr
= the car's speed in mi/hr
given:

and

The speed of the plane is 140 mi/hr
check answer:

OK

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