document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=610706>Question 610706</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Shantanu believes he has the makings of a country music star, so he is flying from Baltimore to Nashville, 700 miles away, to try out his luck.  The ride there with the wind takes four hours.  A few months later almost broke he heads back, on the same plane and the same wind.  The flight then, against the wind, takes five hours.  What is the speed of the plane and what is the speed of the wind? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #384538 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=384538\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> p + w = 700 / 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "p - w = 700 / 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "add the equations to find p (w will be eliminated); then substitute back to find w  </SPAN>\n" );
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