SOLUTION: An aircraft flies the wind a distance of 768km in 4 hours. It returns with the wind in 3 hours.Assuming the speeds of the wind and aircraft are the same for both journeys,find; a

Question 1105899: An aircraft flies the wind a distance of 768km in 4 hours. It returns with the wind in 3 hours.Assuming the speeds of the wind and aircraft are the same for both journeys,find;
a)the speed of the aircraft when there is no wind.
b)the speed of the wind
Answer by josgarithmetic(39621) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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An aircraft flies AGAINST THE wind a distance of 768km in 4 hours. It returns with the wind in 3 hours.
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                  SPEED        TIME         DISTANCE
AGAINSTWIND       r-w           4           768
WITHWIND          r+w           3           768

-----ready for Elimination Method

------speed of aircraft without any wind
and
------speed of wind
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