document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=236238>Question 236238</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me figure this out. I have tried but I'm still not sure how to do it.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "At 10:00 a.m. two planes leave an airport. If the northbound plane flies at 280 mph and the southbound at 320 mph, at what time will they be 1,000 miles apart?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #173932 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=173932\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 280t+320t=1,000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "600t=1,000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t=1,000/600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t=1.667 hours or 1 hr. & 40 min. they will be 1,000 miles apart.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10:00+1:40=11:40 is the time. </SPAN>\n" );
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