document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=879020>Question 879020</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A cargo plane flew from the US across the Atlantic at 245 mph, and flew back to the US at 265 mph. Given that the first trip took two hours longer,how long was the return trip? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=travel time of return trip<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+2=travel time of first trip<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance=speed*travel time (same for both trips)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "245(x+2)=265x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "245x+490=265x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20x=490<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=24.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "how long was the return trip? 24.5 hrs </SPAN>\n" );
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