SOLUTION: A plane travels with a tail wind at 414mph and back from the same place into a headwind at 334mph. Find the speed of the plane with the wind still.
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Question 518668: A plane travels with a tail wind at 414mph and back from the same place into a headwind at 334mph. Find the speed of the plane with the wind still.
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
r+w=414
r-w=334
2r=748
r=374 mph
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