SOLUTION: Thank you in advance for your help. An airplane travels 2050 miles in the same time that a ccar travels 260 miles. If the rate of the plane is 358 miles per hour faster than the

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: Thank you in advance for your help. An airplane travels 2050 miles in the same time that a ccar travels 260 miles. If the rate of the plane is 358 miles per hour faster than the rate of the car find the rate of the plane. This question is from textbook

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2050/(x+358)=260/x
2050x=260(x+358)
2050x=260x+93080
2050x-260x=93080
1790x=93080
x=93080/1790
x=52 mph.is the speed of the car.
52+358=410 mph is the speed of the plane.
proof
2050/410=260/52
5=5