SOLUTION: If a plane can travel 510 miles per hour with the wind and 410 miles per hour against the when, find the speed of the plane in still air.

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Question 393309: If a plane can travel 510 miles per hour with the wind and 410 miles per hour against the when, find the speed of the plane in still air.
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, ewatrrr:
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It's the average, (510 + 410)/2 = 460 mi/hr, and it's called airspeed, not "the speed in still air."
Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


Hi

Let x represent the speed of the wind

 510mph -x = 410mph + x   |speeds equal taking the wind out of play

    100 = 2x

      x = 50mph

Speed of plane in still air = 460mph   (410mph + 50mph)

  

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