distance

A private jet flies the same distance in 4 hours that a commercial jet flies in 2 hours. If the speed of the commercial jet was 154 mph less than 3 times the speed of the private jet, find the speed of each jet. Let p = private jet speed and c = commercial jet speed. We have two equations: (1)...

A taxi charges a flat rate of 1.75, plus an additional 0.65 per mile. If Erica has at most 10 to spend on the cab ride, how far could she travel? Setup an equation where x is the number of miles traveled: 0.65x + 1.75 = 10 Subtract 1.75 from each side: 0.65x = 8.25 Divide each side by 0.65 x...

Company a charges $25 plus $0.10 a mile. Company b charges $20 plus $0.15 per mile. How far would you need to travel to get each charge to be the same? Let x be the number of miles traveled Company A charge: C = 25 + 0.10x Company B charge: C = 20 + 0.15x Set up an equation find out when the...

Distance implies the positive difference between 2 points. Therefore, we use absolute value: |x - 8| < 14 Note, we use less than since 14 is not included.