document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=11425>Question 11425</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two planes left St. Louis for Los Angeles at the same time. After 4 hours they were 700 miles apart. The slower plane traveled at 350 miles/hour. What was the speed of the faster plane?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "At first, I used the formula:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "350(4)+4x=700\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I kept getting a negative answer and the answer is supposedly 525 miles/hour. Any help would be appreciated! I've been working on this problem for a good 45 minutes already so please help! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #5927 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=askmemath><B>askmemath(368)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=askmemath><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=5927\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The slower plane travelled at 350mph for 4 hours.Which means that in 4 hours it covered 350x4 = 1400m\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But the distance between the faster and slower plane is 700 miles.Which means the faster plane travelled a distance of 1400+700 = 2100miles\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total time the faster plane took to travel this distance is also 4 hours\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So Speed = 2100/4 = 525miles/hour. </SPAN>\n" );
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