document.write( "Question 1146681: A jet has a top speed of 800 km/hr in still air. On a flight from Montreal to St. John's it took 2 1/3 hours with a tail wind. On the return flight to Montreal the jet took 3 hours because it was flying directly into the wind. Find the speed of the wind that day.
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s=800 kph
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\n" ); document.write( "5600+7w=7200-9w
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