document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=530513>Question 530513</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (AIR TRAVEL) Two jets bound for Dammam leave Jeddah 30 minutes apart. The first travels 550 miles per hour, while the second goes 650 miles per hour. At what time will the second plane pass the first? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #350135 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16949)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=350135\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the distance traveled by both planes is the same when the second plane passes the first\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let it be x miles\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plane I\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "time = x/550 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plane II<BR>\n" );
document.write( "time = x/650\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x/550-x/650= 1/2 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply equation by 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x/275 -x/325=1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply the equation by 225*325 which is the LCD\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "325x-275x=275*325<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50x= 89375<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=  1787.5 miles \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m.ananth@hotmail.ca </SPAN>\n" );
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