document.write( "Question 827151: An airplane travels 5432 km. On the outward trip it took 7 hours with the wind. On the return trip it took 8 hours against the wind. What was the speed of the plane and the speed of the wind? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #498513 by Alan3354(69443)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! An airplane travels 5432 km. On the outward trip it took 7 hours with the wind. On the return trip it took 8 hours against the wind. What was the speed of the plane and the speed of the wind? \n" ); document.write( "--------------- \n" ); document.write( "d= r*t \n" ); document.write( "r = d/t \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "Find the 2 groundspeeds, upwind and downwind. \n" ); document.write( "The plane's airspeed is the average of the 2. \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "Windspeed is the difference between airspeed and groundspeed. \n" ); document.write( " |