SOLUTION: A plane travels 236 miles in 1.4 hours against the wind. On the return trip, it travels the same 236 miles in 1 hour. Find the speed of the wind
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Question 935227: A plane travels 236 miles in 1.4 hours against the wind. On the return trip, it travels the same 236 miles in 1 hour. Find the speed of the wind
Answer by josgarithmetic(39628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Implied variables,...
_________________rate___________time____________distance
AGAINST__________r-w____________1.4_____________236
ALONG____________r+w_____________1______________236
Travel Uniform Rates Rule, RT=D, rate time distance.
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