SOLUTION: A round trip flight took 5 hours flying time. The plane traveled the 720 miles to the city at 295 mph with no wind. How strong was the wind on the return flight? Was the wind a he
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Question 954796: A round trip flight took 5 hours flying time. The plane traveled the 720 miles to the city at 295 mph with no wind. How strong was the wind on the return flight? Was the wind a headwind or a tailwind?
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
720 miles/295 mph=2.44 hours
5 hours-2.44 hours=2.56 hours
720 miles/2.56 hours=281 mph
295mph-281mph=14mph
ANSWER: There was a 14mph headwind on the return trip.
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