SOLUTION: A military helicopter traveled at 140 mph. A motorcycle traveled at 60 mph. The motorcycle traveled for three hours longer than the helicopter and went 100 miles farther than the h
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Question 465817: A military helicopter traveled at 140 mph. A motorcycle traveled at 60 mph. The motorcycle traveled for three hours longer than the helicopter and went 100 miles farther than the helicopter. How far did the motorcycle travel? How many hours did the helicopter fly?
I know you are suppose to use the equation d=rt but I don't know how to set it up. I am not very good at word problems
Thanks Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A military helicopter traveled at 140 mph.
A motorcycle traveled at 60 mph.
The motorcycle traveled for three hours longer than the helicopter and went 100 miles farther than the helicopter.
How far did the motorcycle travel?
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Let d = dist traveled by the motorcycle
then
(d+100) = dist traveled by the helo
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Write a time equation, time = dist/speed
Helo time + 3 hrs = Motorcycle time + 3 =
multiply by 840 to clear denominators, results:
6(d+100) + 3(840) = 14d
6d + 600 + 2520 = 14d
3120 = 14d - 6d
3120 = 8d
d =
d = 390 mi traveled by the motorcycle
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How many hours did the helicopter fly?
390 + 100 = 490 mi traveled by the helo = 3.5 hrs
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Check our solutions by finding the motorcycle time:
390/60 = 6.5 hrs which is 3 hrs more than the helo as was given
