document.write( "Question 563481: An airplane can cover a distance of 15,846 miles in 19 hours with a tailwind (with the wind) and a distance of 10,724 miles in 14 hours with a head wind (against the wind). Find the speed of the wind in miles per hour. \n" ); document.write( "
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with wind speed = 834 mph
\n" ); document.write( "against wind speed= 766\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Speed in still air = (834+766)/2 = 800 mph\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so wind speed = 34 mph\r
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