document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=919028>Question 919028</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An airplane travels 1800 miles in 2.5 hours with the aid of a tail wind. It takes 3 hours for the return trip, flying against the same wind. Find the speed of the airplane in the still wind, and the speed of the wind.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the 2 groundspeeds.  The plane's airspeed is the average of the 2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The windspeed = difference between groundspeed and airspeed.<BR>\n" );
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