document.write( "Question 433815: Travel by plane: It takes a plane flying at 450 mph 25 minutes longer to travel a certain distance than it takes a second plane to fly the same distance at 500 mph. Find the distance. \n" ); document.write( "
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Travel by plane: It takes a plane flying at 450 mph 25 minutes longer to travel a certain distance than it takes a second plane to fly the same distance at 500 mph. Find the distance.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "let x=distance both planes traveled
\n" ); document.write( "Time of travel = distance/speed
\n" ); document.write( "x/450-x/500=25min=25/60 hrs
\n" ); document.write( "(500x-450x)/450*500=25/60
\n" ); document.write( "150x=25*450*500/60
\n" ); document.write( "x=93750/150=625 miles
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\n" ); document.write( "distance both planes traveled=625 miles
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