document.write( "Question 714830: A private jet flies the same distance in 12 hours that a commercial jet flies in 9 hours. If the speed of the commercial jet was 198mph less than 2 times the speed of the private jet, find the speed of each jet. \n" ); document.write( "
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COMMERCIAL JET=2X-198
\n" ); document.write( "PRIVATE JET====SPEED=X
\n" ); document.write( "EQUATION:
\n" ); document.write( "12(X)=9(2X-198)
\n" ); document.write( "12X=18X-1782
\n" ); document.write( "2X=1782
\n" ); document.write( "X=891
\n" ); document.write( "2(891)-198=693
\n" ); document.write( "PRIVATE==================891MILES
\n" ); document.write( "COMMERIAL================693MILES
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