Question 1120253: It would take an hour for plane A to meet plane B. If the distance between them will be 200 miles in 45 minutes, how far are they now? Answer by ikleyn(52747) (Show Source):
Use the proportion
= ,
saying that the rate of decreasing the distance between them remains the same;
x is the distance under the question.
From the proportion,
x = = = = miles.
Answer. The distance between the planes now is miles.
