document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=537782>Question 537782</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A jet leaves Charlotte, North Carolina, airport traveling at an average rate of 564km/h.  Another jet leaves the airport one half hour later traveling at 744km/h in the same direction.  How long will the second jet take to overtake the first? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The 1st plane is 282 km away when the 2nd leaves (564 * 0.5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The 2nd plane gains on the 1st at 180 km/hr (744 - 564)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "282/180 = 1.56667 hours to overtake<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 1 hr 34 minutes\r<BR>\n" );
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