document.write( "Question 147408: An airplane flew for 3 hours with a tail wind of 40 km/hr. The Return flight against the same wind took 4 hours. Find The Speed of the airplane in still air. \n" ); document.write( "
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D=RT
\n" ); document.write( "SEEING AS THE DISTANCES ARE THE SAME WE HAVE:
\n" ); document.write( "(R+40)3=(R-40)4
\n" ); document.write( "3R+120=4R-160
\n" ); document.write( "3R-4R=-160-120
\n" ); document.write( "-R=-280
\n" ); document.write( "R=280 KM/HR THE PLANES SPEED IN STILL AIR.
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