A cargo plane flew from the US across the Atlantic at 212 mph, and flew back to the US at 232 mph. Given that the first trip too
1 answer:
The return trip was 21.2 hours long.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given,
Speed of plane from US = 212 mph
Speed of plane on return trip = 232 mph
Let,
x be the time taken on return trip.
Time taken from US = x+2
We know that;
Distance = Speed * Time
Distance of plane from US = 212(x+2) = 212x+424
Distance on return trip = 232x
As the distance will be same, therefore,
Dividing both sides by 20
The return trip was 21.2 hours long.
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notice, the distance is the same, upstream as well as downstream
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