document.write( "Question 1142706: Flying against the wind, a jet travels 6480 mi in 8 hours. Flying with the wind, the same jet travels 8330 mi in 7 hours. What is the rate of the jet in still air and what is the rate of the wind? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #763420 by Alan3354(69443)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Find the 2 groundspeeds. \n" ); document.write( "The plane's airspeed is the the average of the 2. \n" ); document.write( "---- \n" ); document.write( "the windspeed is the difference between airspeed and groundspeed. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |