SOLUTION: I would like help on this problem:Flying to Kampala with a tailwind a plane avaraged 158km/h. Onthe return trip the plane only avaraged 112km/h. Find the speed of the wind and the

Question 583943: I would like help on this problem:Flying to Kampala with a tailwind a plane avaraged 158km/h. Onthe return trip the plane only avaraged 112km/h. Find the speed of the wind and the speed of the plane still in the air.

Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I would like help on this problem:Flying to Kampala with a tailwind a plane avaraged 158km/h. Onthe return trip the plane only avaraged 112km/h. Find the speed of the wind and the speed of the plane still in the air.
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The plane's airspeed is the average of the 2 trips.
The windspeed is the difference between the airspeed and the groundspeed.

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