document.write( "Question 1173837: The rate of a small aircraft in calm air is 125 mph. If the wind is currently blowing south at a rate of 5 mph, how far north can a pilot fly the plane and return it within 4 h? \n" ); document.write( "
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goes north at 120 mph for x hours
\n" ); document.write( "goes back south at 130 mph for 4-x hours
\n" ); document.write( "Those distances are equal
\n" ); document.write( "so 120x=520-130x units are miles/hr *hr or miles
\n" ); document.write( "250x=520
\n" ); document.write( "x=2.08 hours north or 249.6 miles
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