document.write( "Question 124932: An airplane travels 750 miles against the wind in 7.5 hours, and makes the return trip with the same wind in 3 hours. Find the rate of the wind. (Make sure to answer the question.)((This is exactly how the problem reads.))
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Algebra.Com's Answer #91572 by chitra(359) You can put this solution on YOUR website! The given data is:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Distance traveled = 750 miles and \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Time taken = 7.5 hours\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Here lets find the speed of the plane.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Speed = distance traveled/ time taken \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " S = 750/7.5 \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " S = 100 miles per hour \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now we shall calculate for the rest of the data. \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Distance remains the same 750 miles \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "but time taken = 3 hours \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Therfore Speed = dist/time\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Speed = 750/3 \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Speed = 250 miles \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Thus the solution. \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |