document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1016986>Question 1016986</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> two planes, which are 3400 miles apart, fly toward each other .their speeds differ by 50mph.if they pass each other in 4 hours, what is the speed of each? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "3400 mi/4hrs = 850 mph<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The combined speeds of both planes is 850 mph.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "S=speed of slower plane; F=speed of faster plane=S+50 mph<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "S+F=850mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S+(S+50mph)=850mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2S=800mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S=400mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "F=S+50mph=400mph+50mph=450mph<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER: The slower plane is traveling 400 mph and the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "faster plane is traveling 450 mph.<BR>\n" );
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