SOLUTION: A flight averages 460 miles per hour. The return flight averages 500 miles per hour due to a tailwind. The total flying time is 4.8 hours. How long is each flight? Please explain.

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Question 1049458: A flight averages 460 miles per hour. The return flight averages 500 miles per hour due to a tailwind. The total flying time is 4.8 hours. How long is each flight? Please explain.
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Response here presented without explanation: 

                  SPEED        TIME        DISTANCE

AGAINSTWIND       460          d%2F460        d

WITHWIND          500          d%2F500        d

Total                          4.8

d%281%2F460%2B1%2F500%29=4.8

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A flight averages 460 miles per hour. The return flight averages 500 miles per hour due to a tailwind. The total flying time is 4.8 hours. How long is each flight? Please explain.