document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1162431>Question 1162431</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mattie Evans drove 250 miles in the same amount of time that it took a turbo propeller plane to travel 1200 miles. The speed of the plane was 190 mph faster than the speed of the car. Find the speed of the plane. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The speed of the plane was _ mph.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The solution is quick and easy, if a formal algebraic solution is not required.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The difference in distances is 950 miles; the difference in speeds is 190mph.  That means the time was 950/190 = 5 hours.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the speed of the plane was 1200/5 = 240mph (and the speed of the car was 250/5 = 50mph).<br><BR>\n" );
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