SOLUTION: Shantanu believes he has the makings of a country music star, so he is flying from Baltimore to Nashville, 700 miles away, to try out his luck. The ride there with the wind takes
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Question 610706: Shantanu believes he has the makings of a country music star, so he is flying from Baltimore to Nashville, 700 miles away, to try out his luck. The ride there with the wind takes four hours. A few months later almost broke he heads back, on the same plane and the same wind. The flight then, against the wind, takes five hours. What is the speed of the plane and what is the speed of the wind?
Answer by scott8148(6628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
p + w = 700 / 4
p - w = 700 / 5
add the equations to find p (w will be eliminated); then substitute back to find w
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