document.write( "Question 976203: Flying against the wind, a jet travels
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document.write( " hours. What is the rate of the jet in still air and what is the rate of the wind? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #597863 by Alan3354(69443)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Flying against the wind, a jet travels \n" ); document.write( "3680mi \n" ); document.write( " in \n" ); document.write( "8 \n" ); document.write( " hours. Flying with the wind, the same jet travels \n" ); document.write( "6720mi \n" ); document.write( " in \n" ); document.write( "7 \n" ); document.write( " hours. What is the rate of the jet in still air and what is the rate of the wind? \n" ); document.write( "=========================== \n" ); document.write( "Find the 2 groundspeeds, upwind and downwind. \n" ); document.write( "The plane's airspeed is the average of the 2. \n" ); document.write( "Windspeed = difference between airspeed and groundspeed. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |