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 53519: 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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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?
let the distance be = d
time to fly at 200mph = d/200
time to fly at 250 mph = d/250
difference = d/200 - d/250 = 1
d(250-200)= 250 *200
d= 250*200/50=1000 miles