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document.write( "It is a velocity problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "An aviator is timed going both directions over a 90 mile course. The time eastward, with the wind, is 24 minutes and westward, against the wind, is 30 minutes. Find the velocity of the wind in miles per hour.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thank you in advance for your help. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "24/60 = 90 / (p + w) ___ 2p + 2w = 450\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "30/60 = 90 / (p - w) ___ p - w = 180 ___ p = 180 + w\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "substituting ___ 2(180 + w) + 2w = 450 ___ 4w + 360 = 450 </SPAN>\n" );
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