SOLUTION: An airplane flies to San Francisco from Los Angeles in 4 hours. It flies back in 3 hours. If the wind is blowing from the north at a velocity of 20 mph during both flights, what wa

Question 1100024: An airplane flies to San Francisco from Los Angeles in 4 hours. It flies back in 3 hours. If the wind is blowing from the north at a velocity of 20 mph during both flights, what was the airspeed of the plane (its speed in still air)?
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