SOLUTION: As part of flight training a student pilot was required to fly to an airport and then return. The average speed on the way to the airport was 115 mph, and the average speed returin

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Question 269120: As part of flight training a student pilot was required to fly to an airport and then return. The average speed on the way to the airport was 115 mph, and the average speed returing was 172.5 mph. Find the distance between the two airports if the total flying time was 5 hours.
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(d / 115) + (d / 172.5) = 5

3d + 2d = 5 (345)

d = 345