SOLUTION: A private jet flies the same distance in 11 hours that a commercial jet flies in 5 hours. If the speed of the commercial jet was 128mph less than 3 times the speed of the private j

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Question 1149772: A private jet flies the same distance in 11 hours that a commercial jet flies in 5 hours. If the speed of the commercial jet was 128mph less than 3 times the speed of the private jet, find the speed of each jet.
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If the speed of the commercial jet was 128mph less than 3 times the speed of the private jet,
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3j-128, commercial
j, private

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