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Algebra.Com's Answer #464180 by Alan3354(69443)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! A man flies a small airplane from Fargo to Bismarck, North Dakota—a distance of 180 mi. Because he is flying into a head wind, the trip takes him 2 hours. On the way back, the wind is still blowing at the same speed, so the return trip takes only 1 h 15 min. What is his speed in still air, and how fast is the wind blowing? \n" ); document.write( "-------------- \n" ); document.write( "Find the 2 groundspeeds. \n" ); document.write( "The airspeed is the average of the 2. \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "windspeed is the difference between airspeed and groundspeed. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |