document.write( "Question 18164: A ship travels from New York to Southampton, England at 33 miles per hour. A plave traveling 605 miles per hour takes 104 hours less time to make the same trip. How far apart are the two cities? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #10099 by kapilsinghi(68)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! let the distance between the two cities be x miles\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "speed of ship = 33 MPH \n" ); document.write( "so time taken by ship = x/33 hours\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "speed of plane = 605 MPH \n" ); document.write( "so time taken by plane = x/605 hours\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "according to conditions given\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x/33 - x/605 = 104 \n" ); document.write( "solving \n" ); document.write( "(x*605 - x*33)/605*33 = 104 \n" ); document.write( "(572*x)/605*33 = 104 \n" ); document.write( "(572*x) = 104*605*33 \n" ); document.write( " x = 104*605*33/572 \n" ); document.write( " = 3630 miles\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "kapilsinghi123@gmail.com\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |