SOLUTION: On plane travelling 350 mph goes 1200 miles with the wind in the same amount of time that another plane going 450 mph goes 1300 against the wind. How fast is the wind blowing? Ente
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Question 804284: On plane travelling 350 mph goes 1200 miles with the wind in the same amount of time that another plane going 450 mph goes 1300 against the wind. How fast is the wind blowing? Enter only the numerical answer to the nearest miles per hour (mph).
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
r*t=d
(350+w)*t=1200,
(450-w)*t=1300
t = 25/8, w = 34
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