document.write( "Question 1013391: If a plane can travel 490 miles per hour with the wind and 410 miles per hour against the wind, find the speed of the plane in still air.
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document.write( "What is the speed of the plane in still air?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #629639 by macston(5194)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! . \n" ); document.write( "S=speed in still air; W=wind speed \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "S-W=410 mph \n" ); document.write( "S=W+410 mph \n" ); document.write( ", \n" ); document.write( "S+W=490 \n" ); document.write( "(W+410mph)+W=490 mph \n" ); document.write( "2W+410mph=490mph \n" ); document.write( "2W=80mph \n" ); document.write( "W=40mph \n" ); document.write( "Wind speed is 40 mph. \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "S=W+410mph=40mph+410mph=450 mph \n" ); document.write( "ANSWER: Speed in still air is 450 mph. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |