SOLUTION: As part of flight training, a student pilot was required to fly to an airport and then return. The average speed on the way to the airport was 100 mph, and the average speed return

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Question 1096325: As part of flight training, a student pilot was required to fly to an airport and then return. The average speed on the way to the airport was 100 mph, and the average speed returning was 150 mph. Find the distance between the two airports if the total flight time was 5 h
Answer by josgarithmetic(39627) About Me  (Show Source):
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Sum of total time for the two equal distances
d%2F100%2Bd%2F150=5
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d%281%2F100%2B1%2F150%29=5
d%283%2F300%2B2%2F300%29=5
d%285%2F300%29=5
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