SOLUTION: a girl ran 41 miles with the wind at her back and then ran 39 miles in the same amount of time with the wind against her. if her pace without any wind is 8 miles/hr, how fast is th

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Question 243849: a girl ran 41 miles with the wind at her back and then ran 39 miles in the same amount of time with the wind against her. if her pace without any wind is 8 miles/hr, how fast is the wind?
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