document.write( "Question 941479: A helicopter travels to its destination in 3 hours with a 10 mile per hour headwind. The helicopter returns the same distance traveling at the same rate in 2.5 hours, this time with a 10 mile per hour tailwind.\r
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A helicopter travels to its destination in 3 hours with a 10 mile per hour headwind. The helicopter returns the same distance traveling at the same rate in 2.5 hours, this time with a 10 mile per hour tailwind.
\n" ); document.write( "What is the total distance the helicopter traveled?
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\n" ); document.write( "let x=speed of plane with no wind
\n" ); document.write( "x-10=speed of plane with headwind
\n" ); document.write( "x+10=speed of plane with tailwind
\n" ); document.write( "distance=travel time*speed
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\n" ); document.write( "3(x-10)=2.5(x+10)
\n" ); document.write( "3x-30=2.5x+25
\n" ); document.write( ".5x=55
\n" ); document.write( "x=110
\n" ); document.write( "x-10=100 mph (speed of plane with headwind)
\n" ); document.write( "distance=3*100=300
\n" ); document.write( "Total distance the helicopter traveled=300 miles \n" ); document.write( "
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