SOLUTION: Flying with the jet stream, a plane flew 2,600 miles in 4 hours. Against the same wind, the trip took 5 hours. Find the airspeed of the plane (the speed in still air).

Question 1066463: Flying with the jet stream, a plane flew 2,600 miles in 4 hours. Against the same wind, the trip took 5 hours. Find the airspeed of the plane (the speed in still air).
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Flying with the jet stream, a plane flew 2,600 miles in 4 hours. Against the same wind, the trip took 5 hours. Find the airspeed of the plane (the speed in still air).
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Find the 2 groundspeeds, downwind and upwind.
The airspeed is the average of the 2.

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