SOLUTION: An airplane can cover a distance of 15,846 miles in 19 hours with a tailwind (with the wind) and a distance of 10,724 miles in 14 hours with a head wind (against the wind). Find th

Question 563481: An airplane can cover a distance of 15,846 miles in 19 hours with a tailwind (with the wind) and a distance of 10,724 miles in 14 hours with a head wind (against the wind). Find the speed of the wind in miles per hour.
Answer by mananth(16949) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
with wind speed = 834 mph
against wind speed= 766
Speed in still air = (834+766)/2 = 800 mph
so wind speed = 34 mph