SOLUTION: It takes 1 hour longer to fly to St. Paul at 200 mi/h than it does to return at 250 mi/h. How far away is St. Paul?

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Question 494363: It takes 1 hour longer to fly to St. Paul at 200 mi/h than it does to return at 250 mi/h. How far away is St. Paul?
Answer by chessace(471) About Me  (Show Source):
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T=D/S
D/200 - 1 = D/250
*250; -D+250: 5D/4 -D = 250
D=1000 Miles