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Two airplanes leave Chicago at the same time and fly in opposite directions. If one travels at 555 mph and the other at 540 mph, how long will it
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Two airplanes leave Chicago at the same time and fly in opposite directions. If one travels at 555 mph and the other at 540 mph, how long will it
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Two airplanes leave Chicago at the same time and fly in opposite directions. If one travels at 555 mph and the other at 540 mph, how long will it take for them to be 2,180 miles apart?
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Two airplanes leave Chicago at the same time and fly in opposite directions. If one travels at 555 mph and the other at 540 mph, how long will it take for them to be 2,180 miles apart?
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Opposite directions --> speeds are added.
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d = r*t
t = d/r
