document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=495388>Question 495388</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need help with solving a word problem that always stumps me when i try to complete it. Here it is:\r<BR>\n" );
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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<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have tried using a chart\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "             Rate  x   Time  =     Distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plane 1:       640        x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plane 2:       560        x???      <BR>\n" );
document.write( "                              640x+ 560x= 2100\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have tried using a chart <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Rate x Time = Distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plane 1: 640 x \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plane 2: 560 x <BR>\n" );
document.write( "640x+ 560x= 2100 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1200x = 2100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 21/12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 7/4 hrs = 1.75 hr = 1 hr 45 minutes<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Time: 10:30 + 1 hr 45 = 12:15 pm<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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