document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=636403>Question 636403</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One high-speed jet travels 100 miles per hour faster than another. When one plane travels 2000 miles, the other travels 1500 miles. Find the speed of each plane\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x= speed of slower plane<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+100=speed of faster plane<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Travel time=distance/speed ( same for both planes)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2000/(x+100)=1500/x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2000x=1500x+150000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "500x=150000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x=1500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=300<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+100=400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "speed of slower plane=300 mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "speed of faster plane=400 mph </SPAN>\n" );
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