document.write( "Question 273595: Joe traveled against the wind in a small plane for 3 hours. The return trip with the wind took 2.8 hours. What is the speed of the wind if the speed of the plane in still air is 180 mph? \n" ); document.write( "
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Joe traveled against the wind in a small plane for 3 hours. The return trip with the wind took 2.8 hours. What is the speed of the wind if the speed of the plane in still air is 180 mph? \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let the speed of the wind be x\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Against the wind the speed will be 180-x\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Distance traveled will be time * speed
\n" ); document.write( "=3*(180-x)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "With wind the speed will be 180 +x\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Distance traveled will be = 2.8* (180+x)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The distance traveled will be same\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2.8*(180+x)= 3*(180-x)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "504+2.8x=540-3x\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2.8x+3x=540-504\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "5.8x=36\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x= 6.2 mph is the speed of the wind.\r
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