document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=377752>Question 377752</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jack takes 7.5 hours to make a trip overseas in a prop plane. Later he discovers that he could have taken a jet and saved 2.5 hours of flying time. Find the speed of the jet if the jet travels 225 MPH faster than the prop plane. -Thank you soo much! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #268443 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=268443\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> d = r * t ___ the distance is the same for both planes\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(j - 225) * 7.5 = j * (7.5 - 2.5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7.5j - (7.5 * 225) = 5j\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2.5j = 7.5 * 225 ___ j = 675 </SPAN>\n" );
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