document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=996064>Question 996064</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The time taken by an airplane to travel from one city to another is 20 min more than 1/8 of the time taken by a train. Find the time taken by the airplane if the time taken by the train is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(A) 12 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(B) t hours </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #614708 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=614708\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let the time taken by the train equal to T hours.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the time taken by the plane is equal to 1/8 of this plus 20 minutes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that's equivalent to T/8 + 20/60 = T/8 + 1/3 hours.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that's your answer to part B.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if the train takes 12 hours, then the plane takes 12/8 + 1/3 hours.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that's equivalent to 1 and 1/2 + 1/3 hours which is equivalent to 1 and 5/6 hours.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that's your answer to part A.\r<BR>\n" );
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