Question 226024: it takes 1 hour longer to fly to st.paul at 200 miles per hours than it does to return 250 mile per hour.how far is st. paul? Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! You have to write 2 equation, one for going and
one for coming back
To St. Paul:
and coming back:
Note that , distance to St. Paul
given: mi/hr mi/hr hrs
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Now I can rewrite the equations
They're both equal to , so hrs
and hrs
Now I can solve for
St. Paul is 1000 mi away
check:
OK
