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Algebra.Com's Answer #819598 by Alan3354(69443)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! An airplane travels 870 miles in 3 hours with the wind. That same plane traveled 690 miles against the wind. How fast was the plane flying and how fast was the wind? \n" ); document.write( "=============== \n" ); document.write( "Assuming the 690 miles also took 3 hours: \n" ); document.write( "-------------- \n" ); document.write( "Find the 2 groundspeeds, downwind and upwind. The plane's airspeed is the average of the 2. \n" ); document.write( "---- \n" ); document.write( "Windspeed is the difference between groundspeed and airspeed. \n" ); document.write( " |