SOLUTION: Someone help pls cant answer help help pls. An airplane went 960 miles in the same length of time that a second plane went 1,200 miles. The speed of the second plane was 40 miles a

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Question 910247: Someone help pls cant answer help help pls. An airplane went 960 miles in the same length of time that a second plane went 1,200 miles. The speed of the second plane was 40 miles an hour faster than that of the first. How long did each plane travel?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
___________________rate_________time___________distance
FirstPlane__________r___________t_______________960
SecondPlane________r+40_________t______________1200

Rule for uniform rates travel, RT=D for rate time distance.

Do you understand what to do?