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document.write( "A six passenger plan cruises at 180 mph in calm air. If the plane flies 7 miles with the wind in the same amount of time as it flies 5 miles against the wind, then what is the wind speed? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #185489 by edjones(8007) You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let w=wind speed, s=speed, d=distance, t=time \n" ); document.write( "s/d=t \n" ); document.write( "(s+w)/7 = (s-w)/5 \n" ); document.write( "5(180+w)=7(180-w) \n" ); document.write( "900+5w=1260-7w \n" ); document.write( "12w=360 \n" ); document.write( "w=30 mph \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Ed \n" ); document.write( " |