SOLUTION: An airplane takes 7 hours to travel a distance of 5880 km against the wind. The return trip takes 6 hours with the wind. What is the rate of the plane in still air and what is the
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Question 453520: An airplane takes 7 hours to travel a distance of 5880 km against the wind. The return trip takes 6 hours with the wind. What is the rate of the plane in still air and what is the rate of the wind?
Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
5880/7=840 mph
5880/6=980 mph
840+980/2=910 mph
980-910=910-840=70 mph
The rate of the plane in still air is 910 mph, and the rate of the wind is 70 mph..
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