SOLUTION: An aircraft flies downwind from A to B with a speed of 400mph for 2 hours and returns in absence of wind in 2.5 hours. What is wind speed?

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Question 890884: An aircraft flies downwind from A to B with a speed of 400mph for 2 hours and returns in absence of wind in 2.5 hours. What is wind speed?
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