document.write( "Question 872345:  A small airplane takes the same amount of time to fly 200 miles against a 30-mph wind as it does to fly 300-mph wind. Find the speed of the airplane in still air.
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| Algebra.Com's Answer #526096 by mananth(16946)     You can put this solution on YOUR website! Plane speed x mph with no wind \n" ); document.write( "wind speed 30 mph \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "against wind x - 30 mph \n" ); document.write( "with wind x + 30 mph \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Distance against wind 200 \n" ); document.write( "Distance with wind 300 \n" ); document.write( "Time = same equate the time against with time with current \n" ); document.write( "t=d/r \n" ); document.write( "200 /(x- 30 )= 300 /(x+ 30 ) \n" ); document.write( "200 *(x+ 30 )= 300 *(x- 30 ) \n" ); document.write( "200 x + 6000 = 300 x -9000 \n" ); document.write( "200 x -300 x = -9000 + -6000 \n" ); document.write( "-100 x = -15000 \n" ); document.write( "/ -100 \n" ); document.write( " x= 150 mph \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |