document.write( "Question 1193696: Nate flies a plane against a headwind for 3869 miles. The return trip with the wind took 20 hours less time. If the wind speed is 10 mph, how fast does Nate fly the plane when there is no wind? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #825727 by josgarithmetic(39617) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "                    SPEEDS      TIMES                 DISTANCE\r\n" );
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document.write( "AGAINST WIND         r-10       3869/(r-10)              3869\r\n" );
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document.write( "WITH WIND            r+10       3869/(r+10)              3869\r\n" );
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document.write( "DIFFERENCE                        20\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "With those, you can setup and continue with $\"3869%2F%28r-10%29-3869%2F%28r%2B10%29=20\"$ . Simplify and solve. \n" ); document.write( "

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