document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1059913>Question 1059913</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a private plane takes 8 hours less to travel 960 km than a car. if the plane travels 3 times as fast as the car, what is the speed of the plane and the car? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #674959 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=674959\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> car travels at x mph, and x*t=960km, so t for car=960/x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "plane travels at 3x mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It takes the plane 960/3x hours to travel the distance.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That is 8 hours less than 960/x, which is the car's time.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore, (960/3x)+8=960/x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply everything by 3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "960+24x=2880<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24x=1920<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=80 km/h ANSWER (car)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=240 km/h ANSWER (plane)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It takes the plane 4 hours and it takes the car 12 hours.<BR>\n" );
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