document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1077250>Question 1077250</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A private plane and a commercial plane take off from an airport at the same time for a city 720 km away. The speed of the private plane is 180km/h less than that of a commercial plane. If the commercial plane arrives 2 hours ahead of the private plane , find each planes rate . </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #691761 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><B>addingup(3677)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><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=addingup><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=691761\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> speed of the commercial plane: x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "speed of the private plane: x-180<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+x-180 = 720<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 900<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 450<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, the speed of the commercial plane is 450km/h and the speed of the private plane is 450-180 = 270km/h </SPAN>\n" );
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