document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=429413>Question 429413</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me set this up in an equations and solve.  I am terrible at word problems. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Flying with the wind, a small plane travels 150 miles in 2 hours.  Against the wind, it took 3 hours to travel the same distance.  Find the speed of the wind. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x= speed of plane<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = speed of wind<BR>\n" );
document.write( "150/(x+y)=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y=75\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "150(x-y)=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-y =50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add the two equations<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=125<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 62.5 mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 12.5 mph </SPAN>\n" );
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