document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=320478>Question 320478</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A private plane can make a 125-mile trip in half an hour when flying against a certain headwind. Flying with the same wind, it can make the trip in 25 minutes. Find the speed of the wind and the plane's airspeed. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "125=R*.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R=125/.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R=250 MPH. AGAINST THE WIND<BR>\n" );
document.write( "125=R*25/60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R=125/(25/60)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R=125*60/25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R=4*60=240 MPH<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(250-240)/2=10/2=5 MPH IS THE SPEED OF THE WIND.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "250-5=245 SPEED OF THE PLANE IN STILL AIR.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "240+5=245 DITTO. </SPAN>\n" );
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