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document.write( "900/5 = 180 mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "900/6 = 150 mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The plane's airspeed is the average = (180 + 150)/2 = 165 mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The windspeed is the difference = 15 mph<BR>\n" );
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