SOLUTION: An airplane flies from New Orleans, Louisiana, to Atlanta, Georgia, at an average rate of 320 miles per hour. The airplane then returns at an average rate of 280 miles per hour.
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Question 362505: An airplane flies from New Orleans, Louisiana, to Atlanta, Georgia, at an average rate of 320 miles per hour. The airplane then returns at an average rate of 280 miles per hour. The total travel time is 3 hours. How long did it take to fly from New Orleans to Atlanta?
You can put this solution on YOUR website! d = distance in miles one way
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d/320 + d/280 = 3
15d/2240 = 3
15d = 6720
d = 448 miles
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448/320 = 1.4 hours
