document.write( "Question 707987: with a tailwind, a bird flew at a ground speed of 3 miles per hour. flying the same path against the same wind, the bird travels at a ground speed of 1.5 miles per hour. what is the bird's air speed? what is the wind speed?\r
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with a tailwind, a bird flew at a ground speed of 3 miles per hour. flying the same path against the same wind, the bird travels at a ground speed of 1.5 miles per hour. what is the bird's air speed? what is the wind speed?
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\n" ); document.write( "b + w = 3 mph
\n" ); document.write( "b - w = 1.5 mph
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\n" ); document.write( "Add and solve for \"b\":
\n" ); document.write( "2b = 4.5
\n" ); document.write( "b = 2.25 mph (bird's speed in still air)
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\n" ); document.write( "Solve for \"w\":
\n" ); document.write( "b + w = 3 mph
\n" ); document.write( "2.25 + w = 3 mph
\n" ); document.write( "w = 0.75 mph
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