document.write( "Question 371399: a plane can travel 480 miles with the wind in two hours. It takes about 3 hours to travel the same distance against the wind. How fast can the plane go and how fast is the wind?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #264603 by Fombitz(32388)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Rate*Time=DIstance \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Let the plane speed be \n" ); document.write( "With the wind, \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "1. \n" ); document.write( "Against the wind, \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "2. \n" ); document.write( "Add eq. 1 and eq. 2, \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Then from eq. 1, \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |