SOLUTION: One plane travelling 380 mph goes 1389 miles with the wind in the same amount of time that another plane going 430 mph goes 1041 miles against the wind. How fast is the wind blowin

Question 1155703: One plane travelling 380 mph goes 1389 miles with the wind in the same amount of time that another plane going 430 mph goes 1041 miles against the wind. How fast is the wind blowing in mph?
Answer by ikleyn(52835) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.


The time equation is


     = .


It is a literal translation of the wording description to equation.


w is the speed of the wind.


To find the wind speed, solve the equation.


Your first step is to cross-multiply.

RELATED QUESTIONS
One Plane traveling 400 mph goes 1,250 miles with the wind in the same amount of time... (answered by 55305)

On plane travelling 350 mph goes 1200 miles with the wind in the same amount of time that (answered by richwmiller)

One plane traveling 400mph goes 1,250 miles with the wind in the same amount of time that (answered by stanbon)

One boat travelling 15 mph goes 36 miles downstream in the same amount of time that... (answered by lwsshak3)

One boat travelling 15 mph goes 36 miles downstream in the same amount of time that... (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)

Aplane travels 250 mph in still air. The plane goes 560 miles with wind and 440 miles... (answered by lwsshak3)

A plane can fly 36 miles with the wind, in the same amount of time that it can fly 12... (answered by askmemath)

A plane flies 460 mph in calm air. Flying with the wind, the plane can travel 1560 miles... (answered by macston)

One boat travelling 15 mph goes 47 miles downstream in the same amount of time that... (answered by checkley79)