SOLUTION: Two airplanes leave chicago at 12 noon, one traveling west at 575 km/h and the other at 625 km/h. At what time will they be 300 km apart?

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Question 181901: Two airplanes leave chicago at 12 noon, one traveling west at 575 km/h and the other at 625 km/h. At what time will they be 300 km apart?
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Two airplanes leave chicago at 12 noon, one traveling west at 575 km/h and the other at 625 km/h. At what time will they be 300 km apart?
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Their speed relative to each other is the difference, 625 - 575, = 50 kph.
300/50 = 6 hours.