document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=264708>Question 264708</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I can't figure out how to solve this word problem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Flying to Kampala with a tailwind a plane averaged 158 km/h.  On the return trip only averaged 112km/h while flying back into the same wind.  Find the speed of the wind and the speed of the plane in still air. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #194821 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=194821\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The \"speed in still air\" is called the airspeed.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It's the average of the 2 speeds given, which are called groundspeeds.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Once you find the airspeed, the windspeed is the difference between the airspeed and the groundspeed.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Airplanes don't use km/hr, they use knots.  1 knot = 1 nautical mile per hour.<BR>\n" );
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