SOLUTION: A passenger plane made a trip to Las Vegas
and back. On the trip there it flew 432 mph
and on the return trip it went 480 mph. How
long did the trip there take if the return tri
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Question 235386: A passenger plane made a trip to Las Vegas
and back. On the trip there it flew 432 mph
and on the return trip it went 480 mph. How
long did the trip there take if the return trip
took nine hours? Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A passenger plane made a trip to Las Vegas and back.
On the trip there, it flew 432 mph, and on the return trip, it went 480 mph.
How long did the trip there take, if the return trip took nine hours?
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Let t = time of the outbound trip
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Write a distance equation: Dist = speed * time
The two trips have equal distance:
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Dist there = dist return
432t = 480 * 9
432t = 4320
t =
t = 10 hrs
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You can check the solution in the original equation
