SOLUTION: 19. One high-speed jet travels 100 miles per hour faster than another. When one plane travels 2000 miles, the other travels 1500 miles. Find the speed of each plane. Thanks so

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Question 636126: 19. One high-speed jet travels 100 miles per hour faster than another. When one plane travels 2000 miles, the other travels 1500 miles. Find the speed of each plane.

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One high-speed jet travels 100 miles per hour faster than another.
When one plane travels 2000 miles, the other travels 1500 miles.
Find the speed of each plane.
:
Let s = speed of the slower plane
then
(s+100) = speed of the faster
:
Write a time equation: time = dist/speed
:
1500%2Fs = 2000%2F%28%28s%2B100%29%29
Cross multiply, find s