SOLUTION: At a particular speed, a jumbo jet can travel its own length in 20 seconds. At the same speed, the jumbo jet taxied completely past a 710 foot long hangar in 70 seconds. What is th

Question 139286: At a particular speed, a jumbo jet can travel its own length in 20 seconds. At the same speed, the jumbo jet taxied completely past a 710 foot long hangar in 70 seconds. What is the length of the jumbo jet?
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Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
At a particular speed, a jumbo jet can travel its own length in 20 seconds. At the same speed, the jumbo jet taxied completely past a 710 foot long hangar in 70 seconds. What is the length of the jumbo jet?
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Let p be the length of the plane in feet.
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Flying DATA:
distance = p ft. ; time = 20 sec. ; rate = p/20 ft/sec
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Taxiing DATA:
distance = 710+p ; time = 70 sec. ; rate = (710+p)/70
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EQUATION:
rate = rate
p/20 = (710+p)/70
70p = 14200+20p
50p = 14200
p = 284 ft
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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