document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=881908>Question 881908</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An airplane that can travel 550 mph in still air encounters a 20-mph headwind. How long will it take the plane to travel 1802 miles? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #532586 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=532586\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The 20 mph headwind slows the plane down. This is because the headwind comes at the head of the plane and goes in the opposite direction of the plane.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the plane's actual speed (with the wind included) is 550-20 = 530 mph.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "D = r*t\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1802 = 530*t\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1802/530 = t\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3.4 = t\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "t = 3.4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It takes 3.4 hours\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3.4 hrs = 3 hrs + 0.4 hrs = 3 hrs + (0.4)*60 minutes = 3 hrs + 24 minutes\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3.4 hrs = 3 hrs + 24 minutes\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3.4 hrs = 3*60 minutes + 24 minutes\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3.4 hrs = 180 minutes + 24 minutes\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3.4 hrs = 204 minutes\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It takes <font color=\"red\">3.4 hours</font> <BR>\n" );
document.write( "which is equivalent to <font color=\"red\">3 hours, 24 minutes</font> <BR>\n" );
document.write( "that is equivalent to <font color=\"red\">204 minutes</font> </SPAN>\n" );
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