SOLUTION: An executive drove from home at an average speed of 40 mph to an airport where a helicopter was waiting. The executive boarded the helicopter and flew to the corporate offices at a

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Question 1166111: An executive drove from home at an average speed of 40 mph to an airport where a helicopter was waiting. The executive boarded the helicopter and flew to the corporate offices at an average speed of 80 mph. The entire distance was 200 mi. The entire trip took 4h. Find the distance from the airport to the corporate offices.
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From the total distance:

+40t%5B1%5D+%2B+80t%5B2%5D+=+200+  miles



From the total time:

++t%5B1%5D+%2B+t%5B2%5D+=+4+  hrs



You can solve these easily enough to get t%5B1%5D and t%5B2%5D and

then use 80t%5B2%5D to get the distance from the airport to the corporate offices. 



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