SOLUTION: A small plane travels 200 mph with the wind and 120 mph against it. Find the speed of the wind and the speed of the plane in still air.
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Question 184878: A small plane travels 200 mph with the wind and 120 mph against it. Find the speed of the wind and the speed of the plane in still air.
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Because the wind adds to your speed when you are going with the wind and subtracts from your speed when you are going against it.
Solve the linear system for 
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John
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