Question 246301
A jet plane traveling at 570 mph overtakes a propeller driven that has a 2.8 hour head start. The propeller driven plane is traveling at 150 mph. How far from the starting point does the jet overtake the propeller driven plane?
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In 2.8 hours the prop plane goes 420 miles (150*2.8)
The jet gains on it at 420 mph (570 - 150) so it catches it in 1 hour
(420 mph/420 miles).
In one hour, the jet goes 570 miles, so it's 570 miles away.
--> 570 miles