SOLUTION: A plane takes 3.5 houes to fly with the wind from new york city to miami and 4 hours to return against the wind. If the distance from NYC to Miami is 1200 miles, find the rate of t
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Question 451471: A plane takes 3.5 houes to fly with the wind from new york city to miami and 4 hours to return against the wind. If the distance from NYC to Miami is 1200 miles, find the rate of the plane and the rate of the wind.
Answer by rwm(914) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
3.5(s+w)=1200
4(s-w)=1200
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