document.write( "Question 704881: A jet plane, flying 110 mph faster than a propeller plane, travels 3465 miles in 2 hours less time than the propeller plane takes to fly the same distance. How fast does each plane fly?
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document.write( "I used the equation 3465/x-3465/x+110=2 and my answer is still incorrect according to the site I have to submit my homework through. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #434334 by josgarithmetic(39799) ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Planes____________speed________________time______________distance \n" ); document.write( "jet______________r+110________________t-2________________3465 \n" ); document.write( "propel___________r____________________t__________________3465\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Jet: (r+110)(t-2)=3465 \n" ); document.write( "Propellor: rt=3465\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Solve for t using the propellor equation and substitute this into the Jet equation; solve for r, getting the value for r. \n" ); document.write( " |