document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=992955>Question 992955</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two planes left at the same time for two airports that are 3600 miles apart and flew toward each other. in 4 hours, they passed each other.  The rate of the fast plane was twice the rate of the slow plane. find the rate of each plane. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The, rate of fast plane = 2s mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now they pass in 4 hrs,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, s*4 + 2s*4 = 3600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=> 12*s = 3600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=> s= 300 mph\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, speeds of planes are 300 mph and 600 mph. </SPAN>\n" );
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