SOLUTION: A plane traveling with the wind travels 1100 miles in 5 hours. The return trip is against the wind and takes 11 hours. Find the rate of the plane in still air and the rate of the w

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Question 1046309: A plane traveling with the wind travels 1100 miles in 5 hours. The return trip is against the wind and takes 11 hours. Find the rate of the plane in still air and the rate of the wind.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39625)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Travel Rates Rule for constant rate of travel, RT=D relating rate, time, distance 
                  SPEED      TIME        DISTANCE
WITHWIND           r+w         5          1100
AGAINSTWND         r-w         11         1100


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