SOLUTION: If a plane can travel 480 miles per hour with the wind and 440 mph against the wind, find the speed of the plane without a wind and the speed of the wind.

SOLUTION: If a plane can travel 480 miles per hour with the wind and 440 mph against the wind, find the speed of the plane without a wind and the speed of the wind.

Algebra.Com

Question 450509: If a plane can travel 480 miles per hour with the wind and 440 mph against the wind, find the speed of the plane without a wind and the speed of the wind.
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The plane's airspeed is the average = (480+440)/2 = 460 mph
The windspeed is the difference = 480 - 460 = 20 mph

RELATED QUESTIONS
Please help me solve this equation world problem If a plane can travel 480 miles per... (answered by checkley77)

If a train can travel 480 miles per hour with the wind at 420 miles per hour against the... (answered by Alan3354)

If a plane can travel 500 miles per hour with the wind and 440 miles per hour against the (answered by ramkikk66)

If a plane can travel 500 miles per hour with the wind and 440 miles per hour against the (answered by Alan3354)

if a plane can travel 510 miles per hour with the wind and 410 miles per hour against the (answered by lwsshak3)

If a plane can travel 500 miles per hour with the wind and 400 miles per hour against the (answered by ikleyn)

If a plane can travel 490 miles per hour with the wind and 410 miles per hour against the (answered by mananth)

If a plane can travel 480 miles per hour with the wind and 400 miles per hour against the (answered by stanbon)

If a plane can travel 480 miles per hour with the wind and 400 miles per hour against the (answered by MathLover1)