1. Two airplanes left airports which are 960 km apart and flew towards each other. One plane flew 32 kph faster than the other. If they passed each other at the end of an hour and 12 minutes, what was the rate of the faster plane? (ANS. 416 kph)

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4. Two airplanes left airports which are 960 km apart and flew towards
each other.
One plane flew 32 kph faster than the other. If they
passed each other at the end of an hour and 12 minutes, what was
the rate of the faster plane? (ANS. 416 kph)
Transcribed Image Text:4. Two airplanes left airports which are 960 km apart and flew towards each other. One plane flew 32 kph faster than the other. If they passed each other at the end of an hour and 12 minutes, what was the rate of the faster plane? (ANS. 416 kph)
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