SOLUTION: A jet flying with the wind went 2100 miles in 4 hours. Flying against the wind, the jet could only fly 1760 miles in the same amount of time. Find the rate of the jet in calm air.

Question 467105: A jet flying with the wind went 2100 miles in 4 hours. Flying against the wind, the jet could only fly 1760 miles in the same amount of time. Find the rate of the jet in calm air.

Found 2 solutions by Big Poop, Alan3354:
Answer by Big Poop(157) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The rate in calm air is called the airspeed.
It's the average of the upwind and downwind speeds.

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