SOLUTION: A plane makes the trip from Acton to Banville at 800km/h. The return, at 1000 km/h takes 1/2 h less than the initial flight. Find the distance between the towns.
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Question 250394: A plane makes the trip from Acton to Banville at 800km/h. The return, at 1000 km/h takes 1/2 h less than the initial flight. Find the distance between the towns. Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! rate *time =distance
800*x=1000*(x-.5)
x in hours
find x and multiply by 800 to find distance in km
