document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=307069>Question 307069</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A certian plane can travel 1500 miles in 5 hours when flying into the wind.  The same plane can travel 2000 miles in 5 hours when flying with the wind.  Find the rate of the wind. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "1500/5 = 300 mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2000/5 = 400 mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The plane's airspeed is the average = (300+400)/2 = 350 mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The wind speed is the difference, = 400-350 = 50 mph<BR>\n" );
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