A plane can fly 420 miles in the same time as it takes a car to go 180 miles. If the car travels 80 mph slower than the plane, find the speed of the plane.

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Kedar Kamthe · Answer 1 · 2019-03-30T12:05:49+0000

Let p represent the speed of the plane in miles per hour.

time = distance/speed
.. 420/p = 180/(p -80)
.. 420(p -80) = 180p . . . . . . "cross multiply"
.. (420 -180)p = 420*80 . . . add 420*80 -180p
.. p = 33600/240 = 140

The speed of the plane is 140 mph.

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Check:
.. Each trip takes 3 hours = 420/140 = 180/60

A plane can fly 420 miles in the same time as it takes a car to go 180 miles. If the car travels 80 mph slower than the plane, find the speed of the plane.

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