document.write( "Question 246970: Anna flies back and forth between 2 cities that are 1680 miles apart. It takes 4 hours to fly going into the wind and 3.5 hours with the wind. Find the wind speed and the speed of the plane in still air.\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #180272 by checkley77(12844) ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 1,680/4=420 mph. \n" ); document.write( "1,680/3.5=480 mph. \n" ); document.write( "(480-420)/2=60/2=30 mph. is the speed of the wind. \n" ); document.write( "480-30=450 mph. is the speed of the plane in still air. \n" ); document.write( "420+30=450 ditto. \n" ); document.write( " |