document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=848325>Question 848325</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help, I am having problems solving this problem: Plane A leaves an airport in Toronto at 10am. Plane B leaves at 11am from the same airport on the same course and overtakes Plane A in 2.5 hours, if the average speed of Plane B is 300km/hr faster than Plane A, find the speed of each.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #511024 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=511024\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> _______________speed__________time_________distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plane A________r______________t+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plane B________r+300__________2.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Think carefully about this.  The travel time for B is t.  The difference in time quantities between the two planes is 1 hour, plane A requiring one hour more than plane B.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "_______________speed__________time_________distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plane A________r______________<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2.5%2B1=3.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2.5%2B1=3.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >____<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d=r%2A3.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d=r%2A3.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plane B________r+300__________2.5__________<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d=%28r%2B300%29%2A%282.5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d=%28r%2B300%29%2A%282.5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The two distances, d, are equal.  Find r. </SPAN>\n" );
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