document.write( "Question 1110033: Two airplanes leave Chicago midway airport at the same time, traveling in opposite directions.One travels 25 miles per hour faster than the other. After 2 hours they are 490 miles apart. Find the speed of each plane. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #725040 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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You can think of this as one plane flying
\n" ); document.write( "at the sum of their speeds and the other
\n" ); document.write( "plane standing still
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+s+\" = the speed of one plane in mi/hr
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+s+%2B+25+\" = the speed of the other plane in mi/hr
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+490+=+%28+s+%2B+s+%2B+25+%29%2A2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+490+=+%28+2s+%2B+25+%29%2A2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+490+=+4s+%2B+50+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+4s+=+440+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+s+=+110+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "\"+s+%2B+25+=+135+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Their speeds are 110 mi/hr and 135 mi/hr
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\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+d%5B1%5D+=+110%2A2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+d%5B1%5D+=+220+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "\"+d%5B2%5D+=+135%2A2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+d%5B2%5D+=+270+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+d%5B1%5D+%2B+d%5B2%5D+=+220+%2B+270+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+d%5B1%5D+%2B+d%5B2%5D+=+490+\" mi
\n" ); document.write( "OK
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