document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=993954>Question 993954</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Christie pilots her plane for 300 mi against a headwind in 2 hrs. The flight would take 1 hr and 30 mins with a tailwind of the same speed. Find the Headwind and the speed of the plane in still air.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The speed of the headwind on the plane is ___mph and the speed of the plane in still air is ___mph. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "find the 2 groundspeeds, upwind and downwind.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The plane's airspeed is the average of the 2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The windspeed is the difference between airspeed and groundspeed.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The speed of the headwind on the plane is ___mph and the speed of the plane in still air is ___mph. </SPAN>\n" );
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