document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=632767>Question 632767</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A plane travels 800 miles against a storm in 4 hours. Giving up, the pilot turns around and flies back 800 miles to the airport in only 2 hours with the aid of the tailwind. Find the speed of the wind and the speed of the plane in still air. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "find the 2 groundspeeds.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The plane's airspeed is the average.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The windspeed is the difference between groundspeed and airspeed.<BR>\n" );
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