document.write( "Question 584817: A plane flies from City X to City Y against the wind in 8 hours, and flies back from City Y to City X with the wind in 5 hours. If the speed of the plane is 650 mph, find the speed of the wind (mph)?.\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #372914 by richwmiller(17219)\"\" \"About 
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r*t=d
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