document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=57256>Question 57256</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help!   I think this may be missing something, not sure though.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Boat is traveling from A to B at 33mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plane is also traveling from same A to B at 605mph.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plane takes 104 hours LESS to make the trip.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How far apart are A and B.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It does not say if they left at the same time, but have to assume they did. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "It does not say for how long either were traveling.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thanks in advance!  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "I will assume that they start at the same time.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Remember that: Speed * Time = Distance\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Call t the time that the plane needs to get from A to B.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Call x the distance between A and B.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then we have that: 605*t = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "But we also know that 33*(t+104) = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(because the boat takes 104 hours more in time)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This gives us 605*t = x = 33*(t+104)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "605t = 33t + 3432\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "t= 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 605*6 = 3630\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Greets,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Scriptor </SPAN>\n" );
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