document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1032031>Question 1032031</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two jets leave an air base at the same time and travel in opposite directions. One jet travels <BR>\n" );
document.write( "94<BR>\n" );
document.write( " <BR>\n" );
document.write( "/mih<BR>\n" );
document.write( " slower than the other. If the two jets are <BR>\n" );
document.write( "5216mi<BR>\n" );
document.write( " apart after <BR>\n" );
document.write( "4<BR>\n" );
document.write( " hours, what is the rate of each jet? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #646725 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=646725\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Since rate ties time equals distance, we can use that to solve this problem...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Call the rate of the slower jet, r.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then the rate of the faster jet is r+94.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "They both travel for four hours and the total distance covered is 5216 miles.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So we can write<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4r + 4(r+94) = 5216<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4r + 4r + 376 = 5216<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8r + 376 = 5216<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8r = 4840<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r = 605 mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so that<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r+94 = 699 mph </SPAN>\n" );
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