document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=908938>Question 908938</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A commercial jet can fly 450 mph in calm air. Traveling with the jet stream, the plane flew 2400 mi in the same amount of time it would take to fly 1600 mi against the jet stream. Find the rate of the jet stream. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #551408 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=551408\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> jet speed	=	450	mph										<BR>\n" );
document.write( "wind speed given	=	x	mph										<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "speed against	wind	450	-	x									<BR>\n" );
document.write( "speed with	wind	450	+	x									<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Distance against	wind	1600	miles										<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Distance with	wind	2400	miles										<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "t=d/r	time against = time with		wind	-									<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1600	/	(	450	-	x	)=	2400	/	(	450	+	x	)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1600	(	450	+	x 	)=	2400	(	450	-x	)			<BR>\n" );
document.write( "720000	+	1600	x	=	1080000	-	-2400	x					<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2400	x	1600	x		1080000	+	-720000						<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4000	x	=	360000										<BR>\n" );
document.write( "/	4000												<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x	=	90	mph	stream	speed								<BR>\n" );
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