SOLUTION: flying with the wind, a pilot flew 600 miles between two cities in 4 hours. the return trip against the wind took 5 hours. find the rate of the plane in calm air and the rate of th

SOLUTION: flying with the wind, a pilot flew 600 miles between two cities in 4 hours. the return trip against the wind took 5 hours. find the rate of the plane in calm air and the rate of th

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Question 610690: flying with the wind, a pilot flew 600 miles between two cities in 4 hours. the return trip against the wind took 5 hours. find the rate of the plane in calm air and the rate of the wind.
Answer by scott8148(6628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
p + w = 600 / 4

p - w = 600 / 5

add the equations to find p (w will be eliminated); then substitute back to find w
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