document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=909404>Question 909404</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a plane travels from NY to CA at 550mph.  A second plane travels 30 minutes later at 625mph.  how many hours later will plane two pass the first?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #551993 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=551993\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Gaining speed 625 -550= 75 mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Headstart 550*0.5 =275 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Time to catch up 275/75=3.66666667 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Algebraic solution<BR>\n" );
document.write( "550(t+0.5)=625t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "550t+275.0=625t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "275.0=625t-550t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "275.0=75t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t=3.66666667  hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "code drt1<BR>\n" );
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