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Two airplanes left airports which are 960 km apart and flew toward 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?

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Two airplanes left airports which are 960 km apart and flew toward 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?

let speed of plane = x km/hr

speed of other plane = (x-32)km/hr

time = 6/5 hr

distance covered = 960km

=> 6/5(x+x-32) = 960

=> 2x - 32 = 800

=> x = 416 km/hr

rate of faster plane = 416 kph