SOLUTION: Can you show how to get answer to this word problem please An aircraft 200 kilometers away is flying toward an air base at 350 kilometers per hour. How long will it take a pla

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Question 338152: Can you show how to get answer to this word problem please
An aircraft 200 kilometers away is flying toward an air base at 350 kilometers per hour. How long will it take a plane flying from the base at 450 kilometers per hour to intercept the first aircraft?
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
D=RT
200=(350+450)T
200=800T
T=200/800
T=2/8=1/4 THEY WILL MEET IN 15 MINUTES.