SOLUTION: Hello, I need help with this problem: An airplane can fly a rate of 525 mi/h in still air. It can fly 2800 miles with the wind in the same time that it can fly 2450 mile

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I need help with this problem:

An airplane can fly a rate of 525 mi/h in still air. It can fly 2800 miles with the wind in the same time that it can fly 2450 miles against the wind. Find the rate if the wind.

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Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
An airplane can fly a rate of 525 mi/h in still air. It can fly 2800 miles with the wind in the same time that it can fly 2450 miles against the wind. Find the rate of the wind.
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Let the rate of the wind be "w".
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With the wind DATA:
Distance=2800 miles ; Rate = (525+w) mph ; Time = d/r = 2800/(525+w) hrs.
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Against the wind DATA:
Distance=2450 miles : Rate = (525-w) mph ; Time = d/r = 2450/(525-w) hrs.
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EQUATION:
time = time
2800/(525+w) = 2450/(525-w)
56/(525+w) = 49/(525-w)
56*525-56w = 49*525+49w
105w = 7*525
w = 35 mph (the speed of the wind is 35 mph)
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cheers,
Stan H.
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