document.write( "Question 810796: An airplane flying into a headwind travels the 3000 mile distance between two cities in 6 hours and 15 minutes. On the return flight, with the wind, the trip was 5 hours. Find the speed of the plane in still air and the speed of the wind, assuming they are constant throughout the trip.\r
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6.25*(x-w)=3000,
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