document.write( "Question 509028: A plane, traveling against a 60 km/hr headwind, covers 2100km in the same time that it could travel 2400km with a 70km tailwind. What is the speed of the plane with no headwind or tailwind? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #341243 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! let speed of plane = xmph\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "time against = time with wind\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "time against = 2100/(x-60) \n" ); document.write( "time with wind = 2400/(x+70)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2100/(x-60)= 2400/(x+70)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2100(x+70)=2400(x-60)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2100x+147000=2400x-144000\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2400x-2100x=147000+144000 \n" ); document.write( "300x=294000 \n" ); document.write( "/300 \n" ); document.write( "x=960 mph \n" ); document.write( " |