Question

A plane traveled from California and back. It took one hour longer on the way out than it did on the way back. The plane's average speed out was 300 mph. The average speed on the way back was 350 mph. How many hours did the trip out take?

A. 8 hours
B. 6 hours
C. 7 hours
D. 13 hours

Answer 1

i would want to say c), but im not 50% sure. hope this helps :)

Answer 2

Option D is the correct answer.

Explanation:

Let x be the one way distance and t be the time out.

Time taken for back = t-1

We have plane's average speed out was 300 mph and average speed on the way back was 350 mph.

That is

`(x)/(300)=t\texttt{ and }(x)/(350)=t-1`

Dividing both equations

`((x)/(300))/((x)/(350))=(t)/(t-1)\\\\350t-350=300t\\\\t=7\texttt{ hours}`

Time taken for back = t-1 = 7-1 = 6 hours.

Total time taken = 7 + 6 = 13 hours

Option D is the correct answer.