document.write( "Question 1070027: An Airplane travels 3865 km against the wind in 5 hours and 4565 km with the wind in the same amount of time. What is the rate of the plane in still air and what is the rate of the wind? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #685122 by addingup(3677)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Rate*Time = Distance \n" ); document.write( "5*R = 3865 \n" ); document.write( "R = 3865/5 = 773 \n" ); document.write( "Against the wind: \n" ); document.write( "4565/5 = 913 \n" ); document.write( "Average: (773+913)/2 = 843 \n" ); document.write( "843-773 = 70 this is the wind speed \n" ); document.write( "or you can do: \n" ); document.write( "913-843 = 70 again, this is the wind speed \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "John \n" ); document.write( " |