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2 planes fly in opposite directions. One travels 475 mi/h and the other 525 mi/h . How long will it take before they are 6,000 mi apart

User TimVdG
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The speed at which they are moving apart = 475 + 525 = 1000 mi/h

Time = distance / speed
= 6000 / 1000 = 6 hours

The answer is 6 hours.



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