SOLUTION: A plane flies 264 miles with the wind in 2 hours. The return trip takes 3 hours. What is the speed of the wind and the speed of the plane in still air?
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Question 1126999: A plane flies 264 miles with the wind in 2 hours. The return trip takes 3 hours. What is the speed of the wind and the speed of the plane in still air?
The speed of the plane in still air is___mph.
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
speed is x+w with wind and x-w against wind
x+w=132, since it is 132 mph for 2 hours. Return is 3 hours or 88 mph
x-w=88
2x=220
x=110 mph, speed of plane in still air
wind is 22 mph.
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