SOLUTION: An airplane flew for 2 hours with a 30 mph tailwind (wind from behind). The return flight against a 25 mph headwind took 3 hours. Find the speed of the airplane in still air.

Question 237235: An airplane flew for 2 hours with a 30 mph tailwind (wind from behind). The return flight against a 25 mph headwind took 3 hours. Find the speed of the airplane in still air.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
An airplane flew for 2 hours with a 30 mph tailwind (wind from behind). The return flight against a 25 mph headwind took 3 hours. Find the speed of the airplane in still air.
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Let speed of the plane in still air be "p".
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With wind DATA:
time = 2 hrs ; rate = p+30 mph ; distance = rt = 2p+60 miles
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Against wind DATA:
time = 3 hrs ; rate = p-25 mph ; distance = rt = 3p-75 miles
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Equation:
distance = distance
2p+60 = 3p-75
p = 135 mph (speed of the plane in still air)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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