Two airplanes start at the same place and travel in opposite directions,one at 395 miles per hour and the other at 422 miles per

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3 years ago

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hour. How many hours will it take for the planes to be 2451 miles apart?

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Hitman42 [59] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-02T14:10:40+03:00

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plane 1 travels 395 miles in 1 hour

plane 2 travels 422 miles in 1 hour

together, they travel (395+422) 817 miles in 1 hour

to have 2451 miles between then, they'd need to travel

$\frac{2451 miles}{817 miles}=3$

so in 3 hours, they'll be 2451 miles apart