SOLUTION: Two airplanes are leaving O'Hare at the same time, on bound for New york and the other for california. The one heading to California has a tail wind and is thus going 25MPH faster

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Question 326122: Two airplanes are leaving O'Hare at the same time, on bound for New york and the other for california. The one heading to California has a tail wind and is thus going 25MPH faster than the one headed for New York. If after one hour they are 575 miles apart, what are their speeds?
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Since they are 575 miles apart after 1 hour, the SUM of their speeds must be 575 mph. If the slow one is going mph and the fast one is going mph, then . Solve for

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