SOLUTION: A plane can fly 510 miles in 3 hours with a tailwind. Against this same wind, the plane can fly 390 miles in 3 hours. Find the airspeed of the plane. What is the speed of the wind?
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Question 1074283: A plane can fly 510 miles in 3 hours with a tailwind. Against this same wind, the plane can fly 390 miles in 3 hours. Find the airspeed of the plane. What is the speed of the wind?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39623) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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