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document.write( "How many minutes will it take a helicopter, flying at 120km/h to reach a naval vessel that is 45 km away, if the vessel is heading toward the helicopter at 30km/h? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #524837 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><B>rothauserc(4718)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rothauserc><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=524837\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We need to know how long in minutes does it take the helicopter and naval vessel to cover the 45 km.  We use rate times time equals distance.  Therefore,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "120t + 30t = 45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "150t = 45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 45/150 = 3/10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "now we want 3/10 of 60 minutes = 18 minutes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It will take 18 minutes for the helicopter to reach the naval vessel<BR>\n" );
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