SOLUTION: An Air Force plane flew to Jakarta and back. On the trip there it flew 364 km/h and on the return trip it went 455 km/h. How Long did the trip take if the return trip took eight ho

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Question 899933: An Air Force plane flew to Jakarta and back. On the trip there it flew 364 km/h and on the return trip it went 455 km/h. How Long did the trip take if the return trip took eight hours?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the one-way distance = +d+
From the return trip:
+d+=+455%2A8+
+d+=+3640+
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Let +t+ = the time in hrs to go to Jakarta
The trip going:
+3640++=+364t+
+t+=+10+
+10+%2B+8+=+18+
The trip took 18 hrs