document.write( "Question 70454: Word problem.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "With a head wind, a plane traveled 840 miles northward in 2 hours. With the same wind as a tail wind, the return trip southward took 1 hour and 45 minutes. Find the plane's air speed and the wind speed
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840/2=42O MPH AGAINST THE WIND
\n" ); document.write( "840/1.75=480 MPH WITH A HEAD WIND
\n" ); document.write( "(480-420)/2
\n" ); document.write( "60/2=30 MILE HEAD/TAIL WIND
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\n" ); document.write( "420+30=480-30
\n" ); document.write( "450=450
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