SOLUTION: Airline travels 40 kilmeter per hour faster than a helicopter, airliner traves 1250 kilometer at the same time helicopter travels 1050 kilometer. How faster does the airliner fly?
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Question 878626: Airline travels 40 kilmeter per hour faster than a helicopter, airliner traves 1250 kilometer at the same time helicopter travels 1050 kilometer. How faster does the airliner fly? How faster does the helicopter travel
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
| Cross Multiply to solve for r of the helicopter
200r = 40*1050
r = 40*1050/200 = 210mph, rate of helicopter
airliner: 250mph
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