SOLUTION: can you help? an insurance representative traveled 735 miles by commercial jet and then an additional 105 miles by helicopter. the rate of the jet is four times the rate of the

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Question 279537: can you help?
an insurance representative traveled 735 miles by commercial jet and then an additional 105 miles by helicopter. the rate of the jet is four times the rate of the helicopter. the entire trip took 2.2 hours. find the rate of the jet..
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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j=4h
j*(2.2-t)=735
h*t=105
t=.8
j=525 mph for 1.4 hours
h=131.25 for .8 hours