document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1187186>Question 1187186</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A plane can fly 1200 miles in the same time as it takes a car to go 400 miles. If the car travels 100 mph slower than the plane, find the speed of the plane.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using  <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  as your variable to represent the speed of the plane in miles per hour, write an equation using the information above that can be solved to find the answer to this problem. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #818124 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><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=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=818124\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A plane can fly 1200 miles in the same time as it takes a car to go 400 miles. If the car travels 100 mph slower than the plane, find the speed of the plane.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using r as your variable to represent the speed of the plane in miles per hour, write an equation using the information above that can be solved to find the answer to this problem.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It goes 3 times as far in the same time, so it's 3 times as fast.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "r = 3c  (c = car's speed)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r = c + 100<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3c = c + 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2c = 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = 50<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "r = 150   (not a fast plane) </SPAN>\n" );
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