document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=244230>Question 244230</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A plane left at 3pm flying west at 450 miles per hour. At 3:30 pm another plane left the same airport flying west at 500 miles per hour. At what time did the second plane overtake the first plane? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "second plane speed 500 mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rt=d <BR>\n" );
document.write( "RT=D<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30 minutes head start=1/2 hour<BR>\n" );
document.write( "450*(t+1/2)=500(t)divide by 50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9*(t+1/2)=10t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9t+4.5=10t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "simplify<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4.5 hours =t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "They pass at 7:30 pm  </SPAN>\n" );
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