document.write( "Question 495388: I need help with solving a word problem that always stumps me when i try to complete it. Here it is:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "At 10:30 am two planes leave Houston, one flying east at 560 km/h and the other flying west at 640 km/h. At what time will they be 2100 km apart?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " Rate x Time = Distance
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document.write( "That's exactly right.  You just need to finish\r\n" );
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document.write( "640x + 560x = 2100\r\n" );
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document.write( "That's 1 hour and 45 minutes.\r\n" );
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document.write( "I hour and 45 minutes from 10:30 am is 12:15 pm.\r\n" );
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