document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=759698>Question 759698</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Flying against the wind, a jet travels 6570 in 9 hours. Flying with the wind, the same jet travels 3570 in 3 hours. What is the rate of the jet in still air and what is the rate of the wind? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "p - w = 6570/9 = 730<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "p + w = 3570/3 = 1190<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add and solve for \"p\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2p = 1920<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p = 960 (speed of the plane in still air)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract and solve for \"w\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2w = 460<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = 230 (speed of the wind)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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