document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=351471>Question 351471</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mattie Evans drove 240 miles in the same amount of time it took a turbo propeller plane to travel 880 miles. The speed of the plane was 160 mph faster than the speed of the car. Find the speed of the plane. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x be the speed of the car<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "880*x = 240*x + 38400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "640*x = 38400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 60mph (the speed of the car<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "speed of the plane is 220mph  (160mph faster than the car)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "takes plane 4 hrs to travel 880mi<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and 60mph*4hrs = 240mi </SPAN>\n" );
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