document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=38344>Question 38344</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> two planes leave chicago at 8am, one traveling west at a speed 75 mph faster than the other, which is headed east.  at 11am, the planes are 2,175 miles apart.  how fast are the planes travelling? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #23830 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=23830\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> from 8am to 11am the time difference is 3 hours.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The speed of one plane is 75+x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The speed of another plane is x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(x+75+x)=2175<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x=2175-225<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x=1950<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=325<BR>\n" );
document.write( "325+75=400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hence, the speed of the two planes are 325mph and 400mph.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Paul. </SPAN>\n" );
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