document.write( "Question 1113161: An airplane travels 120 miles in 2 hours with the wind. The return trip against the wind takes 3 hours. What is the wind speed and the speed of the airplane in still air? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #728174 by Alan3354(69443)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! n airplane travels 1200 miles in 4 hours with the wind. The return trip against the wind takes 5 hours. What is the wind speed and the speed of the airplane in still air? \n" ); document.write( "----------- \n" ); document.write( "Find the 2 groundspeeds, upwind and downwind. \n" ); document.write( "The plane's airspeed is the average of the 2. \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "Windspeed = the difference between airspeed and groundspeed. \n" ); document.write( " |