SOLUTION: Two planes headed on the same route from New York to Paris. Plane #1 traveled at 600 mph and plane #2 traveled at 1100 mph. If plane #1 took off one hour before plane #2, how long
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Question 918202: Two planes headed on the same route from New York to Paris. Plane #1 traveled at 600 mph and plane #2 traveled at 1100 mph. If plane #1 took off one hour before plane #2, how long did it take for plane #2 to catch plane #1? Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Gaining speed 1100-600= 500 mph
Head start 600*1 =600 miles
Time to catch up 600/500=1.2 hours
Algebraic solution
600(t+1)=1100t
600t+600=1100t
600=1100t-600t
600=500t
t=1.2 hours
Distance to meeting 1.2*1100=1320 miles
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