document.write( "Question 1037342: A plane can fly 312 miles with the wind in 3 hours, while it takes the same plane 4 hours to fly the same distance against the wind. Find the speed of the plane in still air, and the speed of the wind. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #652023 by Alan3354(69443)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! A plane can fly 312 miles with the wind in 3 hours, while it takes the same plane 4 hours to fly the same distance against the wind. Find the speed of the plane in still air, and the speed of the wind. \n" ); document.write( "---------- \n" ); document.write( "Find the 2 groundspeeds, downwind and upwind. \n" ); document.write( "The plane's airspeed is the average of the 2. \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "Windspeed is the difference between groundspeed and airspeed. \n" ); document.write( " |