SOLUTION: A six passenger plane cruises at 180 mph in calm air.If the plane flies 7 miles with the wind in the same amount of time as it flies 5 miles against the wind, then what is the wind

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Question 375607: A six passenger plane cruises at 180 mph in calm air.If the plane flies 7 miles with the wind in the same amount of time as it flies 5 miles against the wind, then what is the wind speed?
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