<PRE><B>Question 896625</B>
Two airports, one in California and one in New York, are 3000 miles apart, A plane leaving California is traveling to New York at 200 miles per hour. Another plane leaving New York is traveling to California at 250 miles per hour. How long will it take them to meet?
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CA to NY DATA:
rate = 200 mph ; time = x hrs ; distance = r*t = 200x miles
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NY to CA DATA:
rate = 250 mph ; time = x hrs ; distance = r*t = 250x miles
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Equation:
200x + 250x = 3000 miles
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450x = 3000
45x = 300
x = 6 2/3 hrs
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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