document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1031905>Question 1031905</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \"An aircraft 200 kilometers away is flying toward an air base at 350 kilometers per hour. How long will it take a plane flying from the base at 450 kilometers per hour to intercept the first aircraft?\" Can you help with this, please? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x = travel time of both aircraft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1st aircraft + 2nd aircraft = 200 km<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "350x + 450x = 200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "800x = 200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 200/800<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 1/4 hr or converted to minutes: 15 min to intercept </SPAN>\n" );
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