SOLUTION: two planes, one going north and one going south, depart simultaneously from the same airport. If they travel at 450 km/h and 620 km/h respectively, how many hours will pass before

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Question 499530: two planes, one going north and one going south, depart simultaneously from the same airport. If they travel at 450 km/h and 620 km/h respectively, how many hours will pass before they are 2800 km apart??
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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Car I -------- 450 km/h
Car II -------- 620 km/h

they are traveling away from each other
so add up speeds
620 + 450 = 1070 km/h
Distance = 2800 km
time = d/r
time= 2800 / 1070
Time = 2.62 h