SOLUTION: Mary takes a sightseeing tour on a helicopter that can fly 414 miles against a 35 mph headwind in the same amount of time it can travel 666 miles with a 35 mph tailwind. Find the s
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Question 1127722: Mary takes a sightseeing tour on a helicopter that can fly 414 miles against a 35 mph headwind in the same amount of time it can travel 666 miles with a 35 mph tailwind. Find the speed, in miles per hour, of the helicopter.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Equal time quantities for the two distances
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