document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1059478>Question 1059478</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A plane has a cruising speed of 200 miles per hour when there is no wind. At this speed, the plane flew 500 miles with the wind in the same amount of time it flew 300 miles against the wind. What is the speed of the wind? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #674517 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel555><B>jorel555(1290)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel555><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=674517\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let w be the speed of the wind. Then:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "500/(200+w)=300/(200-w)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "60000+300w=100000-500w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "800w=40000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w=50 mph as the speed of the wind. &#9786;&#9786;&#9786;&#9786; </SPAN>\n" );
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