document.write( "Question 999538: An airplane travels 3780 miles in 4.5 hours with the aid of a tail wind. It takes 5 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. \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #617140 by josgarithmetic(39617) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "                   rate          time       distance\r\n" );
document.write( "WITH WIND          r+w           4.5          3780\r\n" );
document.write( "AGAINST WIND       r-w           5            3780\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Basic uniform travel rates RT=D relates rate time and distance.\r
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