document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=492923>Question 492923</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two planes, which are 4425 miles apart, fly toward each other. their speeds differ by 35 mph. If they pass each other in 5 hours, what is the speed of each? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = speed of slower plane<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+35 = speed of faster plane<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "applying the distance formula:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x + 5(x+35) = 4425<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x + 5x+175 = 4425<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10x+175 = 4425<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10x = 4250<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 425 mph (slower plane)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "faster plane:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+35 = 425+35 = 460 mph </SPAN>\n" );
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