SOLUTION: A plane flies 400 miles in 5 hours against the wind and returns the 400 miles in 2 hours with the wind. What is the speed of the wind?
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Question 454306: A plane flies 400 miles in 5 hours against the wind and returns the 400 miles in 2 hours with the wind. What is the speed of the wind?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
400/5 = 80 mph
400/2 = 200 mph
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Windspeed = (200-80)/2 = 60 mph
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