SOLUTION: Flying against the wind, an airplane travels 4,320 kilometers in 9 hours. Flying with the wind, the same plane travels 5,520 kilometers in 6 hours. What is the rate of the plane in

SOLUTION: Flying against the wind, an airplane travels 4,320 kilometers in 9 hours. Flying with the wind, the same plane travels 5,520 kilometers in 6 hours. What is the rate of the plane in

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Question 1168295: Flying against the wind, an airplane travels 4,320 kilometers in 9 hours. Flying with the wind, the same plane travels 5,520 kilometers in 6 hours. What is the rate of the plane in still air and what is the rate of the wind?
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
speed of plane = s, speed of plane = w

s - w = 4320/9 = 480
s + w = 5520/6 = 920

(s, w) = (700, 220)
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