SOLUTION: An airplane travels 2050 miles in the same time a car travels 260 miles. If the rate of the plane is 358 miles per hour faster than the rate of the car, find the rate of the plane.

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Question 284650: An airplane travels 2050 miles in the same time a car travels 260 miles. If the rate of the plane is 358 miles per hour faster than the rate of the car, find the rate of the plane.
Answer by nyc_function(2741) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
airplane:
rate = x + 358
time = x
distance = 2050

car:
rate = x
time = x
distance = 260
HINT: Use D = rt
Can you do it now?