document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=254432>Question 254432</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> two planes departed simultaneously from parallel runways at an airport. they flew in the same direction. after 5 hours, the faster plane was 300 km ahead of the slower plane. find the distance flown by each plane if the total of these distances is 5 300 km. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #186736 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=kamallohia><B>kamallohia(18)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-06.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=kamallohia><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=186736\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the distances travelled by each plane be x and y km respectively.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then, as given<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + y = 5300<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x - y = 300<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=> x = 2800 km and y = 2500 km </SPAN>\n" );
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