SOLUTION: A plane whose air speed is 150 mi/h flew from Abbot to Blair in two hours with a tail wind. On the return trip against the same wind, the plane was still 60 mi from Abbot after two

Question 778498: A plane whose air speed is 150 mi/h flew from Abbot to Blair in two hours with a tail wind. On the return trip against the same wind, the plane was still 60 mi from Abbot after two hours. Find the wind speed and the distance between Abbot and Blair
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A plane whose air speed is 150 mi/h flew from Abbot to Blair in two hours with a tail wind. On the return trip against the same wind, the plane was still 60 mi from Abbot after two hours. Find the wind speed and the distance between Abbot and Blair
let the wind speed be x
With wind, speed = 150+x
Time =2 hours
Distance = 2(150+x)
Return
speed = 150-x
time = 2 hours
Distance = 60 less
2(150+x)=2(150-x)+60
300+2x=300-2x+60
4x=60
/4
x=15 mph
distance = speed *t
d=(150+15)*2
=330 miles
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