document.write( "Question 518127: If plane travels 220 mph there and 200 mph back and it took one less hour to get there than it did to get back....is the answer 11 hours? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #345045 by oberobic(2304)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! d = r*t is the basic distance equation \n" ); document.write( "d = distance \n" ); document.write( "r = rate \n" ); document.write( "t = time \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "d going there = d coming back \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "t = time coming back \n" ); document.write( "t-1 = time going there \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "220(t-1) = 200*t \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "220t -220 = 200t \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "20t = 220 \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "t = 11 hr \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Check the distances to be sure this is the answer. \n" ); document.write( "220(11-1) = 220*10 = 2200 \n" ); document.write( "200(11) = 2200 \n" ); document.write( "Correct. \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Done. \n" ); document.write( " |