document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=958748>Question 958748</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you please help me with this problem, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Can+you+please+help+me+with+this+problem%2C+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Can+you+please+help+me+with+this+problem%2C+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > the approximate distance in miles from Los Angeles and a commercial jet flying from Boston to Los Angeles can be found useing the function m= -475t + 2,650, where t is the number of hours the jet has been flying. Which number of hours and minutes is closest to the amount of time that the jet has been flying if the jet is 1,500 miles from Los Angeles? Thank you for your help<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 #585949 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><B>rothauserc(4718)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><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=rothauserc><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=585949\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> we are given,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = -475t + 2,650<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we know that m = 1500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1500 = -475t + 2650<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-475t = -1150<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 2.421052632 approx 2.4 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".4 * 60 = 24 minutes, therefore<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The jet has been flying for 2 hours and 24 minutes<BR>\n" );
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