document.write( "Question 796955: This is a word problem I am having trouble setting it up.
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document.write( "It takes 5 hours for a jet plane traveling from L.A to New York with a wind blowing it from west to east. On the return trip it took the jet plane 6 hours. The distance between L.A and New York is approximately 4,000 miles.
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document.write( "How fast is the airplane if there is no wind? And how fast was the wind blowing? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #482841 by richwmiller(17219)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Distance from la to nyc is 2464 miles \n" ); document.write( " |