document.write( "Question 677045: A small airplane flies 810 miles with an average speed of 270 miles per hour. 1.5 hours after the plane leaves, a Boeing 747 leaves from the same point. Both planes arrive at the same time; what was the average speed of the 747? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #420821 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! A small airplane flies 810 miles with an average speed of 270 miles per hour. \n" ); document.write( " 1.5 hours after the plane leaves, a Boeing 747 leaves from the same point. \n" ); document.write( " Both planes arrive at the same time; what was the average speed of the 747? \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "let s = the speed of the 747 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Write a time equation; time = dist/speed \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "747 time + 1.5 hrs = small plane time \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "1.5s = 810 \n" ); document.write( "s = 810/1.5 \n" ); document.write( "s = 540 mph \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Check this, find the 747 time \n" ); document.write( "810/540 = 1.5 hrs\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |