Problema Solution

An air traffic controller observes a plane heading from New York to San Francisco traveling at 450 mph. At the same time, another plane leaves San Francisco and travels 500 mph to New York. If the distance between the airports is 2850 mile how long will it take for the planes to pass each other?

Answer provided by our tutors

realtive speed = 450+500= 950 mph

distance = 2850 miles

time = 2850/95 = 3 hours.