document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1057910>Question 1057910</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two planes just took off from St. Louis, MO.  The first plane is traveling 1.5 times as fast as the second plane.  After traveling in the same direction for 7 hours, they are 367.5 miles apart.  What is the average speed of each plane?  (Hint:  Since they are traveling in the same direction, the distance between them will be the difference of their distances.) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #672917 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel555><B>jorel555(1290)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel555><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=672917\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let s be the speed of the slower plane. Then the faster plane is 1.5s. So:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7(1.5s)-7s=367.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.5s=367.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s=105<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The slower plane goes 105 mph; the faster one goes 157.5 mph. o&#9786;&#9786;&#9786; </SPAN>\n" );
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