document.write( "Question 1016840: If a plane can fly 480 mph with the wind and 400 mph against the wind. What is the speed of the plane in still air?
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\"x\"= speed of the plane in still air, in mph;
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\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2By=480\"= speed of the plane with the wind, in mph, and
\n" ); document.write( "\"x-y=400\"= speed of the plane against the wind, in mph.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2By%2Bx-y=480%2B400\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2Bx=880\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2x=880\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=880%2F2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28x=440%29\"
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