SOLUTION: 1. With a tail wind, a jet flew 2400 miles an hour, but it required 6 hours for the return trip against the wind, Find the airspeed fo the plane and the wind speed. please help

Question 137608: 1. With a tail wind, a jet flew 2400 miles an hour, but it required 6 hours for the return trip against the wind, Find the airspeed fo the plane and the wind speed.
please help me with this question im very confused and don't understand how to solve it.
thank you!
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I believe you are missing a vital piece of information.
The speed with the wind is 2,400 mph & the return trip against the wind took 6 hours.
Somthing is missing here?????? (time or distance for the original, distance for the return flight or something more is required.
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