SOLUTION: flying against the wind, a jet travels 2520 km in 4 hours. Flying with the wind, the same jet travels 6960 km in 8 hours. what is the rate of the jet in still air and what is the r

Question 951631: flying against the wind, a jet travels 2520 km in 4 hours. Flying with the wind, the same jet travels 6960 km in 8 hours. what is the rate of the jet in still air and what is the rate of the wind.
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rate in still air ___ km h
rate of the wind ___ km h
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Here's a solution to a similar problem.
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A motor boat can travel 45 kilometers downstream in 2 hours and 30 minutes and 39 kilometers upstream in 3 hours and 15 minutes. what is the speed of the boat in still water? what is the speed of the current?
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Find the 2 "groundspeeds."
The boat's speed wrt the water is the average of the 2.
The current is the difference between the boat's speed and groundspeed.

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