document.write( "Question 1157785: Two planes leave at 10 AM from airports that are 1350 kilometers apart and fly towards each other at speeds of 400 km/h and 500 km/h. At what time will they pass each other? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let \" t \" be the time under the question.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then you have this equation\r\n" );
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document.write( "    400t + 500t = 1350,\r\n" );
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document.write( "saying that the total distance is the sum of partial distances.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify and solve for t\r\n" );
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document.write( "    900t = 1350\r\n" );
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document.write( "    t    =  = 1.5 hours.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER. 1 hour and 30 minutes.\r\n" );
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