SOLUTION: A plane travels from city A to city B, a distance of 1500 miles, in 6 hours. On the return trip, the plane encounters a headwind, and the trip takes 10 hours, What was the speed

Question 912505: A plane travels from city A to city B, a distance of 1500 miles, in 6 hours. On the return trip, the plane encounters a headwind, and the trip takes 10 hours, What was the speed of the headwind?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
r + w = 250 Assuming tail wind going
r - w = 150

2r = 400
r = 200mph
w = 50mph
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