document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=461776>Question 461776</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I'm trying to solve the following word problem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "     A plane travels 560 miles in 1.75 hours flying with the wind.  The <BR>\n" );
document.write( "     return trip against the same wind takes two hours.  Find the speed of<BR>\n" );
document.write( "     the plane and the wind.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried setting up the problem like this\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "     d=r*t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "     560=2(r-c)     560=1.75(r+c)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "     560=2(r-c)/2   560=1.75(r+c)/1.75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "     280=r-c        320=r+c<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "             320=r+c<BR>\n" );
document.write( "             280=r-c<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "             600=2r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "              r=300\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "     This is where I got stuck.  I'm unsure how to solve for c. Where did I go<BR>\n" );
document.write( "     wrong?  Thank you for your help.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #316623 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=asuar010><B>asuar010(338)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=asuar010><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=asuar010><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=316623\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You did not go wrong anywhere... just plug in r in any of the las two equations and solve for c... the answer is going to be the same for both equations which is 20...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " see it? </SPAN>\n" );
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