document.write( "Question 428014: A plane flies 435 miles with the wind and 345 miles against the wind in the same length of time. If the speed of the wind is 15mph, find the speed of the plane in still air. \n" ); document.write( "
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rate x time = distance\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "time = distance/rate\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Take speed without wind as s.
\n" ); document.write( "Those with wind and against wind times given as equal.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "With the wind \"435%2F%28s%2B15%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Against the wind \"345%2F%28s-15%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Times were equal.
\n" ); document.write( "\"435%2F%28s%2B15%29=345%2F%28s-15%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "Solve this for s.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"435%28s-15%29=345%28s%2B15%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"87%28s-15%29=69%28s%2B15%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"87s-1305=69s%2B1035\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%2887-69%29s=1305%2B1035\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"18s=2340\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"s=2340%2F18=1170%2F9=130\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "130 miles per hour without the wind
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