SOLUTION: Bradley flies a plane against a headwind for 2976 miles. The return trip with the wind took 14 hours less time. If the wind speed is 7 mph, how fast does Bradley fly the plane when

Question 1105457: Bradley flies a plane against a headwind for 2976 miles. The return trip with the wind took 14 hours less time. If the wind speed is 7 mph, how fast does Bradley fly the plane when there is no wind?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Against the wind, time was .

With the wind, time was .

Time difference was 14 hours.

Solve for r:

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