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document.write( "a jet plane traveling at 500 mph overtakes a propeller plane traveling at 200mph that had a 2-hour head start. how far from the starting point are the planes?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "500T=200(T+2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "500T=200T+400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "500T-200T=400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "300T=400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T=400/300<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T=4/3 HOURS THEY WILL MEET.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D=500*4/3=666.67 MILES. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "500*4/3=200(4/3+2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "666.67=200*10/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "666.67=666.67\r<BR>\n" );
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