document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=406174>Question 406174</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> For spring break some students flew to Cancun.  From Mexico City, the airplane took 2 hours to fly 600 miles against a head wind.  The return trip with the wind took 1 2/3 hour.  Find the speed of the plane in still air. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The \"speed of the plane in still air\" is called airspeed.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "600/3 = 300 mi/hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "600/1 2/3 = 360 mi/hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The airspeed is the average = (300 + 360)/2 = 330 mi/hr<BR>\n" );
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