document.write( "Question 246337: a private airplane had been flying for 1 hour when a change of wind direction doubled the plane's average speed. if the entire trip of 384 km took 2.5 hours, how far did the plane travel in the first hour? \n" ); document.write( "
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2.5-1=1.5\r
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\n" ); document.write( "x+3x=384
\n" ); document.write( "4x=384
\n" ); document.write( "x=96 kph
\n" ); document.write( "in one hour at 96 kph the plane traveled 96 kilometers
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\n" ); document.write( "96+2(96)81.5=384
\n" ); document.write( "96+288=384
\n" ); document.write( "384=384
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