SOLUTION: Flying with the wind, a plane flew 1200 mi in 4h. Against the wind, the plane required 5h to fly the same distance. Find the rate of the plane in calm air and the rate of the wind

SOLUTION: Flying with the wind, a plane flew 1200 mi in 4h. Against the wind, the plane required 5h to fly the same distance. Find the rate of the plane in calm air and the rate of the wind

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Question 909715: Flying with the wind, a plane flew 1200 mi in 4h. Against the wind, the plane required 5h to fly the same distance. Find the rate of the plane in calm air and the rate of the wind
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
r, plane
w, wind

_______________rate__________time___________distance
WITH___________r+w____________4_____________
AGAINST________r-w____________5_____________
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