SOLUTION: An airplane travels 2070 miles in the same time that a car travels 240 miles. If the rate of the plane is 366 miles per hour faster than the rate of the car, find the rate of the p

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Question 990769: An airplane travels 2070 miles in the same time that a car travels 240 miles. If the rate of the plane is 366 miles per hour faster than the rate of the car, find the rate of the plane.
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P=rate of plane
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2070mi/P=240mi/(P-366mph)
(240mi)P=(2070mi)(P-366mph)
(240mi)P=(2070mi)P-(757620mi^2/hr)
(-1830mi)P=-757620mi^2/hr
P=414mi/hr
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ANSWER: The rate of the plane was 414 miles per hour.
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Car's rate=C=P-366mph=414mph-366mph=48mph
The car's rate is 48 miles per hour.
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(2070mi)/(414mph)=(240mi)/(48mph)
5 hours=5 hours