SOLUTION: In a flight of 600 km, an aircraft was slowed down due to bad weather. Its average speed for the trip was reduced to 200km/hr and the time increased by 30 minutes. Find the duratio

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Question 550156: In a flight of 600 km, an aircraft was slowed down due to bad weather. Its average speed for the trip was reduced to 200km/hr and the time increased by 30 minutes. Find the duration of the flight.
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In a flight of 600 km, an aircraft was slowed down due to bad weather. Its average speed for the trip was reduced to 200km/hr and the time increased by 30 minutes. Find the duration of the flight.
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600 = r*t = 200*(t + 0.5)
600 = 200t + 100
t = 2.5 hours