document.write( "Question 1065217: Flying against the wind, a jet travels 5670mi in 7 hours. Flying with the wind, the same jet travels 11,790mi in 9 hours. What is the rate of the jet in still air and what is the rate of the wind?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #680315 by josgarithmetic(39620) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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RT=D, constant travel rate rule for rate R, time T, distance D.\r
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document.write( "r, speed in absence of wind\r\n" );
document.write( "w, speed of wind\r\n" );
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document.write( "              SPEED     TIME     DISTANCE\r\n" );
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document.write( "WITHWIND      r+w       9        11790\r\n" );
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document.write( "AGAINST       r-w       7         5670\r\n" );
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