document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=909097>Question 909097</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A plane can fly 720 miles in the same time as it takes a car to go 200 miles. If the car travels 130 mph slower than the plane, find the speed of the plane </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Plane rate = 720/t mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Car rate = 200/t mph<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "plane rate - car rate = 120 mph<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "720/t - 200/t = 120 mph<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "720 - 200 = 120t<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "120t = 500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 4.16666...<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans: plane speed = 720/4.16666 = 172.8 mph<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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