SOLUTION: Two airplanes leave Chicago at the same time and fly in opposite directions. If one travels at 490 miles per hour and the other at 440 miles per hour, how long will it take for the

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Question 765815: Two airplanes leave Chicago at the same time and fly in opposite directions. If one travels at 490 miles per hour and the other at 440 miles per hour, how long will it take for them to be 4,650 miles apart?
Answer by Cromlix(4381) About Me  (Show Source):
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4650 miles / (490 + 440)
= 5 hours.
Hope this helps.
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