document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=280688>Question 280688</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 50 hours after a ship sailed new york, a plane left at the same location and traveled the same direction. the plane traveled 400 kmh. if the plane over took the ship in 6 hours, how fast was the ship? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Ship r = unknown<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 56 = 50 hrs head start + 6 hours it took the plan to catch up<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 2400 km because the plane flew for 6 hours at 400 kmh to catch up<BR>\n" );
document.write( "56r = 2400<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d = rt<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r = d/t<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "r = 2400 km/56 hr = 42.8571 kmh = speed of the ship<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Done. </SPAN>\n" );
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