document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=35360>Question 35360</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A private jet flies the same distance in 6 hours as a commercial jet flies in 4hrs. If the speed of the commercial jet was 148 mph less than 2 times the speed of the private jet, find the speed of each jet. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #21460 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><B>Paul(988)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><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=21460\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Comemerical jet's speed = 2x-148<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Private jet's speed =x <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6(x)=4(2x-148)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x=8x-592<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=592<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=296<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(296)-148=444<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hence, the private jet flies at 296mph and the commerical jet flies at 444mph.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PAul. </SPAN>\n" );
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