document.write( "Question 371417: Flying with the wind, a plane flew 960 mi in 4 h. Against the wind, the plane required 6 h to fly the same distance. Find the rate of the plane in calm air and the rate of the wind. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #264580 by Alan3354(69443)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! The \"rate in calm air\" is the airspeed. \n" ); document.write( "It's the average of the 2 groundspeeds. \n" ); document.write( "The windspeed is the difference between airspeed and groundspeed. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |