document.write( "Question 857793: A plane flies round-trip to Philadelphia. If flies to Philadelphia at 220 miles per hour and back home with a tailwind at 280 miles per hour. If the total trip takes 6.5 hours, how many miles does the plane fly round-trip? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #516829 by richwmiller(17219)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "a+b=6.5, \n" ); document.write( "220a=280b \n" ); document.write( "a=3.64 hours , b=2.86 hours , 1601.6 miles roundtrip\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " bonus info\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x-w=220 \n" ); document.write( "x+w=280 \n" ); document.write( "2x=500 \n" ); document.write( "x=250 mph plane without wind \n" ); document.write( "wind is 30 mph\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |