document.write( "Question 163464: With a head wind, a plane traveled 840 miles northward in 2 hours. With the same wind as a tail wind, the return trip southward took 1 hour and 45 minutes. Find the plane's air speed and wind speed. \n" ); document.write( "
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840/2=420 mph.
\n" ); document.write( "840/1.75=480 mph.
\n" ); document.write( "(480-420)/2=60/2=30 mph. is the speed of the wind.
\n" ); document.write( "420+30=450 mph. speed of the plane
\n" ); document.write( "480-30=450 mph. ditto.
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