document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=486088>Question 486088</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> At noon a cargo plane leaves McHare Airport and heads east at 180mph. Its destination is jamesville, 500 miles away. At 1:00pm a jet takes off from McHare and flies east after the cargo plane at 450 mph. At what time will the jet overtake the cargo plane? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #332340 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel1380><B>jorel1380(3719)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel1380><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=jorel1380><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=332340\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 450(n)=180(n+1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "450n=180n+180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "450n-180n=180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "270n=180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n=180/270=2/3 hour=40 minutes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The jet will overtake the cargo plane at 1:40 p.m..<BR>\n" );
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