SOLUTION: A jet plane flying with the wind went 2200 miles in 4 hrs. Againt the wind, the plane could fly only 1820 miles in the same amount of time. Find the rate of the plane in calm air a

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: A jet plane flying with the wind went 2200 miles in 4 hrs. Againt the wind, the plane could fly only 1820 miles in the same amount of time. Find the rate of the plane in calm air and the rate of the wind.

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Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Rate x Time = Distance
Rate with wind = Speed of Plane in calm air + Speed of Wind=
Rate against wind = Speed of Plane in calm air - Speed of Wind=
Distance is the same in both cases.
Time with :
Time against :
Distance with :
Distance against :
Generate your two rate equations ( and ) in terms of P and W and the known quantitites.
Solve for P and W.
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