SOLUTION: -3)A plane leaves an airport traveling at an average speed of 240 kilometers per hour. How long will it take a second plane traveling the same route at an average speed of 600 kilo

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: -3)A plane leaves an airport traveling at an average speed of 240 kilometers per hour. How long will it take a second plane traveling the same route at an average speed of 600 kilometers per hour to catch up with the first plane if it leaves 3 hours later. This question is from textbook

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240T=600(T-3)
240T=600T-1800
240T-600T=-1800
-360T=-1800
T=-1800/-360
X=5 HOURS THEY WILL MEET.
240*5=600*2
1200=1200