SOLUTION: an airplane is approaching the airport of 100 miles per hour.The airplane is 250 miles away. If the airplane maintains this speed,how long will it take for the plane to arrive to t

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Question 350335: an airplane is approaching the airport of 100 miles per hour.The airplane is 250 miles away. If the airplane maintains this speed,how long will it take for the plane to arrive to the airport?
Answer by solver91311(24713)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


100 miles per hour means that you travel 100 miles every hour. So how far do you go the first hour? How far do you go the second hour? How far have you gone after the first two hours? How much is left? How long is that going to take?


John

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