Inactive Tutor answered 08/27/25
680/4= 170 mph combined
x+46+x = 170
2x = 124
x = 62 mph for one plane
x+46 = 108 mph for 2nd plane
in 4 hours 1st goes 4(62) = 248 miles
while 2nd goes 4(108) = 432 miles
248+432 = 680
CESAR G.
asked 09/13/21Two planes leave san Francisco one flying north and the other flying south the southbound travels 46 miles faster than the northbound plane after 4 hours they are 680 miles apart find the speed of each plane
Inactive Tutor answered 08/27/25
680/4= 170 mph combined
x+46+x = 170
2x = 124
x = 62 mph for one plane
x+46 = 108 mph for 2nd plane
in 4 hours 1st goes 4(62) = 248 miles
while 2nd goes 4(108) = 432 miles
248+432 = 680
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