SOLUTION: It took an airplane 2hours to fly 600mi against a headwind. The return trip with the wind took 1 2/3hours. Find the speed of the plane with no wind and the windspeed. The speed of

Question 815634: It took an airplane 2hours to fly 600mi against a headwind. The return trip with the wind took 1 2/3hours. Find the speed of the plane with no wind and the windspeed.
The speed of the plane is mph.
Windspeed mph.

Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
s = d / t
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(a - w) = 600 / 2
a - w = 300
a = 300 + w
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(a + w) = 600 / (1+(2/3))
(a + w) = 600 / ((3/3)+(2/3))
(a + w) = 600 / (5/3)
a + w = 360
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a + w = 360
300 + w + w = 360
2w = 60
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w = 30 mph
a = 330 mph
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