SOLUTION: A jet travels 630 km between two cities. It then proceeds to travel at the same speed for an additional 1,090 km in a time that is 1.1 hours longer than the first trip. How much ti

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Question 1135344: A jet travels 630 km between two cities. It then proceeds to travel at the same speed for an additional 1,090 km in a time that is 1.1 hours longer than the first trip. How much time (in hours) did the first trip require?
Answer by greenestamps(13209) About Me  (Show Source):
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Speed is distance divided by time.

The two speeds are the same, so

630%2Fx+=+1090%2F%28x%2B1.1%29

Solve using basic algebra.

The answer is not a whole number; realistically it should be rounded off to only a couple of decimal places.