document.write( "Question 254718: an airplane travels 400 miles against the wind in 5 hours and makes the return trip with the same wind in 2 hours. find the rate of the wind. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #187045 by drk(1908)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! This is an RTD problem, Here is the table based on given information. \n" ); document.write( "wind . . . . . . .rate . . . . . . . .time . . . . . . . .distance \n" ); document.write( "against . . . . . r - c . . . . . . . .5 . . . . . . .. . .. 400 \n" ); document.write( "with . . . . . . . .r + c . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . .. . . . 400 \n" ); document.write( "-- \n" ); document.write( "r-c = 80 \n" ); document.write( "r+c = 200 \n" ); document.write( "adding down we get \n" ); document.write( "2r = 280 \n" ); document.write( "r = 140. \n" ); document.write( " |