document.write( "Question 685380: an airplane flies 600 miles with the wind for 2 hours. the return trip against the wind takes 3 hours. find the speed of the wind and the air speed of the plane. \n" ); document.write( "
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an airplane flies 600 miles with the wind for 2 hours. the return trip against the wind takes 3 hours. find the speed of the wind and the air speed of the plane.
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\n" ); document.write( "With wind DATA:
\n" ); document.write( "distance = 600 miles ; time = 2 hrs ; rate = 600/2 = 300 mph
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\n" ); document.write( "Against wind DATA:
\n" ); document.write( "distance = 600 miles ; time = 3 hrs ; rate = 600/3 = 200 mph
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\n" ); document.write( "Equation:
\n" ); document.write( "p + w = 300 mph
\n" ); document.write( "p - w = 200 mph
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\n" ); document.write( "Add and solve for \"p\"
\n" ); document.write( "2p = 500
\n" ); document.write( "plane rate = 250 mph
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\n" ); document.write( "Solve for \"w\" using p + w = 300
\n" ); document.write( "w + 250 = 300
\n" ); document.write( "wind = 50 mph
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\n" ); document.write( "Cheers,
\n" ); document.write( "Stan H.
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