Two small planes start from the same airport and fly in opposite directions.

The first plane flies at a rate of 130 mph and the second plane flies at 100 mph.

In how many hours will they be 443 miles apart?

a) Let h= the time the planes spend traveling. Write the equation you would use to find this time.


b) In __ hours, the planes will be 443 miles apart. (Round to one decimal place.)

c) Convert your time from b) to hours to hours and minutes:
hours and __ minutes

1 answer

a) The equation we would use to find the time is: 130h + 100h = 443

b) In 2.6 hours, the planes will be 443 miles apart. (Rounded to one decimal place)

c) Converting 2.6 hours to hours and minutes:
2 hours and 36 minutes