document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=901876>Question 901876</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two planes, which are 1180 miles apart, fly toward each other. Their speeds differ by 40 mph. If they pass each other in 2 hours, what is the speed of each? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=speed of faster plane<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let y=speed of slower plane<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance/travel time=speed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1180/2=590<BR>\n" );
document.write( "speed of planes flying toward each other=sum of their indv. speeds<BR>\n" );
document.write( "speed of planes flying away from each other=difference of their indv. speeds<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y=590<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-y=40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=630<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=315<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=x-40=275<BR>\n" );
document.write( "speed of faster plane=315 mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "speed of slower plane=275 mph </SPAN>\n" );
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