A jet and a light plane leave the same airport at the same time and travel in opposite directions at 960 km/h and 560 km/h, resp

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ectively. In how many hours will they be 4560 km apart?

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alisha [4.7K] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-19T02:54:10+03:00

The jet travels a distance of

(960 km/h) t

after time t, while the light plane travels a distance of

(560 km/h) t

The jet is faster than the light plane, so the distance between them is

(960 km/h) t - (560 km/h) t = (400 km/h) t

so the time it takes for them to be 4560 km apart is

(400 km/h) t = 4560 km

==> t = (4560 km) / (400 km/h)

==> t = 11.4 h