document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1125317>Question 1125317</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two airplanes left the same airport and arrived at the same destination at the same time. The first airplane left at 8:00 a.m. and traveled at an average rate of 496 miles per hour. The second airplane left at 8:30 a.m. and traveled at an average rate of 558 miles per hour. Let x represent the number of hours that the first plane traveled.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How many hours did it take the first plane to travel to the destination? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Here is an alternative to the usual algebraic solution method used by the other tutor.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "For many (probably most) students the algebraic method is easier to use.  But try this one and see if it works for you.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The ratio of the speeds of the two planes is 496:558 = 8:9.  Since the distances are the same, the ratio of times is 9:8.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So we can let 9x be the amount of time the first plane took and 8x be the amount of time the second plane took.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then since the difference in flight times was half an hour, 9x-8x=x = .5 hours.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then the flight time for the first plane was 9x=4.5 hours and the time for the second plane was 8x=4 hours. </SPAN>\n" );
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