document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=19107>Question 19107</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It takes a plane 40 min. longer to fly from boston to los angeles at 525 mi/h than it does to return at 600 mi/h. how far apart are the cities? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #9177 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><B>Paul(988)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=9177\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x be distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "525(x+40)=600x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "525x+21000=600x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "525x+21000-525x=600x-525x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "21000=75x (divide both sides by 7)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "280 = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore they are 280 miles apart. </SPAN>\n" );
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