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document.write( "If a plane can travel 480 miles per hour with the wind and 440 miles per hour against the wind, find the speed of the plane in still air \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #224449 by checkley77(12844)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! s+w=480 \n" ); document.write( "s-w=400 add, \n" ); document.write( "-------------- \n" ); document.write( "2s=880 \n" ); document.write( "s=880/2 \n" ); document.write( "s=440 mph. speed of the plane in still air. \n" ); document.write( "(480-440)=40 mph. speed of the wind. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |