document.write( "Question 518742: An airplane flies 720 miles with the wind. In the same amount of time, it can fly 630 miles againt the wind. The speed of the plane still air is 225 mph. Find the speed of the wind. \n" ); document.write( "
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plane speed = 225 mph
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\n" ); document.write( "speed against wind 225 - x
\n" ); document.write( "speed with wind 225 + x
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\n" ); document.write( "Distance against wind 630 m
\n" ); document.write( "Distance with wind 720 m
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\n" ); document.write( "t=d/r time against = time with
\n" ); document.write( "630 / ( 225 - x)= 720/( 225+x )
\n" ); document.write( "630 ( 225+ x)= 720 ( 225 -x )
\n" ); document.write( "141750 + 630 x = 162000 - 720 x
\n" ); document.write( "720 x 630 x = 20250
\n" ); document.write( "1350 x = 20250
\n" ); document.write( "/ 1350
\n" ); document.write( "x = 15 mph wind speed
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