SOLUTION: A twin engined aircraft can fly 960 miles from City A to city B in 4 hours with the wind and make the return trip in 6 hours against the wind. What is the speed of the wind?
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Question 285719: A twin engined aircraft can fly 960 miles from City A to city B in 4 hours with the wind and make the return trip in 6 hours against the wind. What is the speed of the wind?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Just curious.
Had you looked for similar problems before posting?
Had you looked for lessons before posting?
BTW this problem should be under word problems travel and distance
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