SOLUTION: airplane travels 5580 km against the wind in 9 hoirs and 6750 km with the wind in the same amount of time. what is the rate of the plane kn still air and what is the rate of the wi

Question 1044966: airplane travels 5580 km against the wind in 9 hoirs and 6750 km with the wind in the same amount of time. what is the rate of the plane kn still air and what is the rate of the wind
Found 3 solutions by Boreal, Alan3354, ikleyn:
Answer by Boreal(15235)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
p-w=5580/9=620 km/hr
p+w=6750/9=750 km/hr
add them
2p=1370
p=685 km/hr
substitute into first one
685-w=620
w=65 km/hr
check with second one
685+65=750
plane goes 620 km/hr in still air
the wind speed is 65 km/hr.
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
"plane in still air" is airspeed.

Answer by ikleyn(52787)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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