document.write( "Question 1012012: A Jet travels 3312 mi against the wind in 6 hours and 4452 mi with the wind in the same amount of time. What is the rate of the jet in still air and what is the rate of the wind? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #627845 by josgarithmetic(39618) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Frequently asked question, just using different values given.
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document.write( "             rate       time       distance\r\n" );
document.write( "WITH         r+w         6          4452\r\n" );
document.write( "AGAINST      r-w         6          3312\r\n" );
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document.write( "             rate       time       distance\r\n" );
document.write( "WITH         r+w         t          c\r\n" );
document.write( "AGAINST      r-w         t          b\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"system%28tr%2Btw=c%2Ctr-tw=b%29\"$ ------this will allow for easy use of the Elimination Method.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now you can just substitute the given values and evaluate.
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