document.write( "Question 314636: 5. if a plane can travel 480miles/hr with windand 400 miles/hr against the wind, find the speed of the plane in still air. \n" ); document.write( "
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Let V be the plane speed in still air, W be wind speed.
\n" ); document.write( "1.\"V%2BW=480\"
\n" ); document.write( "2.\"V-W=400\"
\n" ); document.write( "Add eq.1 and eq.2,
\n" ); document.write( "\"2V=880\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"V=440\"
\n" ); document.write( "The speed of the plane in still air is 440 mph.
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