SOLUTION: A jet plane, flying 35 mph faster than a propeller plane, travels 4620 miles in 1 hours less time than the propeller plane takes to fly the same distance. How fast does each plane

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Question 903829: A jet plane, flying 35 mph faster than a propeller plane, travels 4620 miles in 1 hours less time than the propeller plane takes to fly the same distance. How fast does each plane fly?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, richwmiller:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You can use this uniform rates lesson, very much the kind of exercise you asked about.

http://www.algebra.com/my/Uniform-Rates-Travel%3A-Two-Speeds-Differ-by-Constant-Same-Distance.lesson?content_action=show_dev

Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
http://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/word/travel/Travel_Word_Problems.faq.question.903428.html
http://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/word/travel/Travel_Word_Problems.faq.question.903172.html
http://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/word/travel/Travel_Word_Problems.faq.question.903491.html
r*t=4620,
(r+35)(t-1)=4620
r = 385, t = 12